Listen to The Worst Christmas Song Ever (Written by a Computer)
182An A.I. was taught to write songs based on images, and when it saw a Christmas tree it was inspired to write something really, really weird. Kim Horcher and Grant Imahara break it down.
"When any sort of artificial intelligence writes a movie script, paints a picture or does anything creative, I have to sit up and pay attention. The results are either terrifying, trippy or delightful. So this Christmas carol penned and ‘sung’ by a computer is fascinating and really creepy.
Researchers in Toronto have been working on a technique called “neural karaoke” to teach computers to write their songs after looking at simple photos of Christmas trees, holiday decorations, and various yuletide elements."*
*Read more: http://www.geek.com/tech/researchers-taught-a-computer-to-compose-christmas-carols-and-its-creepy-1682325/
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