“This song sucks.” Caved In A fan used a popular new artificial intelligence tool to generate a song in the style of Nick Cave — but when he sent it to the venerated songwriter, the response he got was as eloquent as it was enraged. “I asked Chat GPT to write a song in the… Continue reading Nick Cave Absolutely Furious Over AI That Wrote a Song in His Style
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CNET’s Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors
Last week, we reported that the prominent technology news site CNET had been quietly publishing articles generated by an unspecified “AI engine.” The news sparked outrage. Critics pointed out that the experiment felt like an attempt to eliminate work for entry-level writers, and that the accuracy of current-generation AI text generators is notoriously poor. The… Continue reading CNET’s Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors
The Best Recording Microphones of 2023
A good microphone is the cornerstone of any recording operation, whether it’s a pro-level million-dollar outfit or a podcaster’s mic’d computer desk. The variations of options are limitless. Yet certain of the best recording microphones seem to be eternal. Invented in the late 1800s, microphones inarguably changed the world. Today’s microphones have come a long… Continue reading The Best Recording Microphones of 2023
The Best Record Players of 2023
In an era where most people consume music that’s streamed in highly compressed digital files that transfer wirelessly over the airwaves, it’s not surprising that some people want to slow down and hold onto a more tangible reproduction of sound on a record player. The best record players set you up with the gateway you’ll… Continue reading The Best Record Players of 2023
New Microsoft AI Can Clone Your Voice From Three Seconds of Audio
Okay, that’s impressive. VALL-E Parking Microsoft says its new text-to-speech AI can clone your voice, tone and all, from a three-second snippet of audio. It’s called VALL-E, and we have mixed feelings. The underlying tech behind the system, which Microsoft refers to in a new paper as a “neural codec language model,” is complex —… Continue reading New Microsoft AI Can Clone Your Voice From Three Seconds of Audio
New Orbiter Can See Inside Moon Craters Hidden in Total Darkness
Here’s what the Moon’s backside where the Sun don’t shine looks like. Let There Be Light South Korea’s Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), dubbed Danuri, has taken a fascinating image of the wall and floor of the Shackleton Crater, an area of the far side of the Moon permanently plunged into total darkness. The image… Continue reading New Orbiter Can See Inside Moon Craters Hidden in Total Darkness
JPMorgan Says Startup Tricked It Into an Acquisition by Cooking Up Millions of Fake Users
JPMorgan Chase, one of the most powerful financial institutions on planet Earth, says that it paid $175 million to acquire a fintech startup — only to discover, The Wall Street Journal reports, that the startup had allegedly fabricated the majority of its users, bolstering its value with millions of fake accounts. Nothing’s real anymore. Cheers!… Continue reading JPMorgan Says Startup Tricked It Into an Acquisition by Cooking Up Millions of Fake Users
Elon Musk’s Lawyers Says San Francisco Hates Him Too Much for a Fair Trial
Oof. Unpopular Demand Tesla CEO Elon Musk has become astonishingly unpopular on the West Coast following his disastrous takeover of Twitter, an acquisition rife with mismanagement, unpaid bills, and mass layoffs. It’s a fact that Musk’s legal representation is painfully aware of. In fact, in new filings, his lawyers are actually trying to leverage that… Continue reading Elon Musk’s Lawyers Says San Francisco Hates Him Too Much for a Fair Trial
Scientists Find Building Blocks of Life in Meteor That Smashed Into Family’s Driveway
A key find in uncovering the origins of life may have landed right on someone’s doorstep. Smash Hit When a meteorite smashed into a family’s driveway in England a few years ago, scientists scrambled to recover it as quickly as possible. Dubbed the Winchcombe meteorite, it’s already been the subject of at least one study… Continue reading Scientists Find Building Blocks of Life in Meteor That Smashed Into Family’s Driveway
The Best Cheap Soundbars of 2023
When it comes to our home theater, we all like big sound. Whether we’re revisiting Gandalf in the accompaniment of Howard Shore’s stunning orchestral arrangements in the “Lord of the Rings,” or checking in to see a musical guest on “The Tonight Show,” the best cheap soundbars offer enough power and dimensionality to revolutionize your… Continue reading The Best Cheap Soundbars of 2023