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Wonder Cabinet

Artificial Creativity

Wonder Cabinet

Wonder Cabinet Productions

Society & Culture, Wonder, Philosophy, Ttbook, Knowledge, Interview

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2017

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Computer scientists are closing in on the next frontier in artificial intelligence — machines that can create. But don’t throw away your paintbrush yet. Machine Music Theory 101; Cracking the “Bestseller Code”; My Robot Could Paint That; Creative Differences with Android Lloyd Webber; Nothing Left To Do But Write Songs.

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0:00.0

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0:10.3

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0:20.4

This is to the best of our knowledge.

0:22.6

This hour.

0:23.6

Artificial creativity.

0:25.6

Artificial intelligence has come a long way since the early days of computing.

0:30.6

Today intelligent machines can translate entire books, recognize images,

0:35.6

manage weekly schedules, even host public radio shows.

0:38.3

Hey, not so fast.

0:41.3

Siri, you can have the day off.

0:44.3

Hi, I'm Anne Strange Champs, and how long before Siri and her artificial colleagues come back?

0:50.3

Not just to read scripts, but to write them.

0:55.0

Because now that machines can think, the next frontier in computer science is to teach them how to create.

1:01.0

Make art, write stories, compose music.

1:05.0

In fact, it's already happening.

1:07.0

This music, this is our theme song, remixed by a computer.

1:12.7

So how is this even possible?

1:15.2

Well, let's back up.

1:16.5

At Google, computer scientists have a program that they've taught to play a little musical game.

1:23.3

Here's how it works.

1:25.0

A human gives a musical prompt.

1:28.3

Nine notes.

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