Teaching AI to make questionable music

Levi Niha
4 Sept 202314:40

TLDRIn a futuristic 2089, artificial intelligence dominates music creation, with AI-generated tracks topping the charts. The video humorously explores the AI's attempts to create various music genres, from electronic to classical, often resulting in bizarre and unorthodox compositions. The AI struggles with certain descriptions, producing tracks that are either surprisingly good or comically off the mark, showcasing both the potential and the limitations of AI in music production.

Takeaways

  • 😀 The script is set in the year 2089, where AI has become ubiquitous and influences music production.
  • 🎵 The number one song in the world is an AI-generated track, highlighting the dominance of AI in the music industry.
  • 🏆 There is a humorous suggestion to give a trophy to the AI for its music creation, indicating a playful tone in the script.
  • 🤖 The AI is criticized for producing 'cheesy' music, showing a subjective view on the quality of AI-generated music.
  • 🎶 The script mentions various music styles, such as drum and bass, electronic, and classical, that the AI attempts to create.
  • 🔊 The AI struggles with certain elements like the 'heavy bass line' and 'funny snare drums,' suggesting limitations in its musical understanding.
  • 🎹 The AI's attempt at creating a RuneScape-style track is met with mixed results, indicating the challenge of replicating specific music styles.
  • 🎧 The script humorously explores the AI's ability to generate music with unique and sometimes absurd descriptors, like 'electronic song with cowbell for snare.'
  • 📉 The AI's music generation is compared to different years, showing a progression and sometimes regression in its musical output.
  • 🎺 There is a focus on the AI's attempts to create music with specific instruments, like the water phone and ukulele, with varying degrees of success.
  • 🚫 The script ends with a note on the AI's limitation of generating only 100 songs per day, hinting at potential constraints in its capabilities.

Q & A

  • What year does the transcript take place in?

    -The transcript takes place in the year 2089.

  • What is the significance of the number 11,648 in the script?

    -The number 11,648 refers to the song that is the number one song in the world, released by an artificial artist in the past two weeks.

  • What is the main theme of the video script?

    -The main theme of the video script is the exploration of AI-generated music and its impact on the music industry in the future.

  • What does the speaker suggest about the quality of AI-generated music?

    -The speaker suggests that AI-generated music can be of varying quality, with some tracks being considered 'cheesy' or 'boring,' while others are more successful.

  • What type of music does the AI seem to struggle with according to the script?

    -The AI seems to struggle with creating music that is in the style of RuneScape or that has a classical touch, as it is better at generating electronic and classical music.

  • What is the speaker's opinion on the AI's ability to create a heavy trap song with an 808 bass drop?

    -The speaker finds the AI's attempt at creating a heavy trap song with an 808 bass drop to be somewhat successful, but notes that the snare drum is weak.

  • What is the speaker's reaction to the AI's attempt at creating a dubstep song?

    -The speaker is not impressed with the AI's dubstep song, describing it as having the 'weakest sub bass' and not working well with the piano sound.

  • What is the speaker's strategy for improving the AI's music generation?

    -The speaker's strategy includes giving feedback, such as suggesting modifications to the bass drum part or trying to emphasize vocals, to improve the AI's music generation.

  • What is the limit on the number of songs the AI can generate per day?

    -The AI is limited to generating 100 songs per day.

  • What does the speaker find amusing or interesting about the AI's music generation?

    -The speaker finds the AI's attempts at creating music with funny snare drums, squeals, and other unique elements to be amusing and interesting.

Outlines

00:00

🎵 AI Music Creation and Critique 🎵

The script discusses the prevalence of artificial intelligence in 2089, with AI-generated music topping the charts. The speaker humorously critiques AI-generated music, comparing different tracks and styles, including drum and bass, electronic, and meme songs. They experiment with creating their own music using AI, touching on various themes like 'Animal Crossing' and 'RuneScape', and comment on the AI's capabilities in classical and electronic genres. The speaker also explores the evolution of AI music over different years, from 2012 to 1920s, and finds the AI's attempts at creating snare drums and other instruments to be amusingly off-target.

05:03

🎶 AI Music Experimentation and Time Travel 🎶

This paragraph delves into the speaker's journey through time with AI music, starting with a comical take on 'Stardew Valley' music and moving on to explore various genres like dubstep, electronic, and even a brief foray into metal music. The speaker also attempts to create music from different eras, including the year 2012 and going as far back as the 1920s, commenting on the AI's ability to mimic different styles and the peculiar results that ensue. There's a focus on the AI's limitations, such as the inability to generate more than 100 songs per day, and the speaker's quest to find the perfect snare drum sound.

10:14

🎵 AI Music Generation Limitations and Exploration 🎵

The final paragraph highlights the speaker's continued exploration of AI-generated music, focusing on the creation of royalty-free ukulele tunes and the attempt to replicate the sound of classic games like 'Donkey Kong'. The speaker also experiments with creating music for car games and dark garage beats, noting the AI's struggle with vocal integration. They express a desire for more control over the AI's musical output and comment on the AI's surprising ability to create certain types of music, such as the fast guitar solo and relaxing banjo tunes. The paragraph concludes with the speaker's realization of the AI's song generation limit and a reflection on the overall experience.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. In the context of the video, AI is portrayed as a dominant force in the music industry by 2089, where it has created the number one song in the world, indicating its significant role in content creation and its potential to influence cultural trends.

💡AI Music Uprising

The term 'AI Music Uprising' suggests a scenario where AI-generated music has become so prevalent that it challenges or disrupts the traditional music landscape. It implies a shift in the way music is produced and perceived, with AI taking a central role in the creative process, as discussed in the video.

💡Electronic Music

Electronic music is a genre that uses electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In the script, the AI is experimented with to create various electronic music tracks, showcasing the versatility of AI in generating different styles of music, including drum and bass, which is a subgenre characterized by fast tempos and heavy bass lines.

💡MIDI Instruments

MIDI, which stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, is a protocol for communication between electronic instruments. In the video, the script mentions using MIDI instruments to create original music without infringing on copyrights, highlighting the use of technology in the creative process of music composition.

💡808 Bass

The 808 bass refers to the use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, which is famous for its deep and resonant bass sounds. In the script, the AI is instructed to create an electronic song with an 808 bass, indicating the desire for a specific type of bass sound that is characteristic of certain electronic music genres.

💡Trap Music

Trap music is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in the Southern United States and is characterized by its aggressive lyrical content and distinctive sub-bass lines. The script mentions creating a heavy trap song with an 808 bass drop, demonstrating the AI's ability to generate music across various subgenres.

💡Dubstep

Dubstep is an electronic dance music genre that emerged in the late 1990s, known for its heavy basslines, syncopated rhythms, and sub-bass frequencies. The video script includes an attempt to create a dubstep song, which the AI interprets in a unique way, showing how AI can experiment with different music styles.

💡Ukulele

A ukulele is a small, four-stringed instrument that is popular in Hawaiian music. In the script, the AI is tasked with generating royalty-free ukulele music, which it does successfully, indicating the AI's capacity to produce music that fits specific instrumentation requirements.

💡Game Music

Game music refers to the soundtracks and scores composed for video games. The video script discusses creating music for games like Donkey Kong and car games, suggesting the AI's capability to tailor music to fit various gaming environments and genres.

💡Melodic Chords

Melodic chords are a combination of notes played together to create a harmonic progression that supports a melody. The script mentions creating an electronic song with uplifting melodic chords, which implies the AI's ability to craft music with emotional impact and musical complexity.

💡Time Signature

A time signature in music indicates the number of beats in each measure and the note value that represents one beat. The script refers to issues with the time signature, suggesting that the AI is capable of complex musical arrangements that may include unconventional time signatures, adding a layer of sophistication to its compositions.

Highlights

In 2089, artificial intelligence is everywhere and the number one song in the world is released by an AI artist.

AI music has the potential to be boring and there is a movement to stop the AI music uprising.

Feedback from users can improve the AI's music creation capabilities.

The AI struggles with creating music that is not 'cheesy' or boring.

AI is better at creating classical and electronic music rather than other genres.

AI can create a variety of music styles, including drum and bass, but sometimes lacks depth.

The AI's attempt at creating a RuneScape style music falls short.

AI-generated music can have unexpected and sometimes unpleasant sounds.

The AI can create a decent electronic song with an 808 bass drum.

There is a limit to the creativity of AI in music composition, as some songs sound the same.

AI-generated music from the future sounds surprisingly good and evolves over time.

The AI struggles with creating music from the 1920s, resulting in bad sounds.

The AI can create music with a unique and annoying snare drum sound.

AI-generated electronic music with cowbell for snare is a failed attempt.

The AI can create comical stardew Valley style music.

AI's attempt at creating a dubstep song results in a mix of high screeches and piano notes.

AI-generated music from the year 2012 shows progression and improvement.

The AI can create a decent royalty-free ukulele music.

The AI struggles to create Donkey Kong game music, resulting in car game music instead.

AI-generated music can have issues with time signatures and vocal integration.

The AI is capable of creating an electronic song with uplifting chords.

The AI's attempt at creating a fast guitar solo with a banjo results in an unusual tone.

AI-generated music has a limit of 100 songs per day that can be created.