First chess, now music

For the 12s.

Now there is a robot that can play music flawlessly!

I thought that music and creative pursuits were our strong point. I guess we will have to cede this territory also. Keep in mind that it plays, it doesn't compose. What would a robot composition sound like anyway?

There are AI guys working on programs that can compose music among other things. They are usually set up according to music rules that humans find pleasant. Would a truly intelligent machine want to follow our preferences when it comes to music? I think that they would want to create their own.

It reminds me of the Matrix, more specifically the making of DVD. The conceptual planners were all talking about hot they came up with the idea of the Machine City and the large machine at the end which negotiates with Neo. They went deep into the creative well to design a look that would be something machines would make for themselves, rather than something we would make machines design. Anyway, it was way metaphysical, you can check it out for yourself.

We will be back to AI and expert systems when I get back on Sunday.