Sound-processing algorithms created by AI

[Bricksnbeatles]

I just saw this video and thought it was quite interesting— figured some of y’all may find it interesting as well!

It got me thinking… with the high “intelligence” of the ChatGPT AI engine and its ability to write code for VSTs, it would be very interesting to try to train it to write algorithms for FV-1 and Daisy Seed effects. Not that I’d expect them to be particularly good, as seen by the results of the video above, but it would be compelling nonetheless to see what sort of effects an AI engine would write.

I’m a big critic of AI in the art world (Dall•E, etc), and I must admit I don’t know much about the ethical issues of AI training and IP outside of the scope of art, but it’s cause for curiosity either way.

Discuss…

 

[benny_profane]

Disclaimer: I have not watched the video.

Other thoughts: ChatGPT is pretty bad at coding efficiency, isn't it? It certainly spits out text that looks like a high schooler with nothing to say and a heavy finger on the synonym option.

 

[Joben Magooch]

That actually is really quite interesting. Admittedly I have not dabbled in FV1/Daisy at all but the first thing that came to mind when considering the matter for me was some of the "proprietary code" pedals we've seen requested here - basically as I've seen it (correct me if I'm wrong) but the stance has more or less been that we'll do the circuit, and might be able to get a program that gets close, but the actual code is generally considered off-limits.

So, with that in mind it makes me wonder...I don't know if ChatGPT would be the one specifically to do it (as shown...the results here were not great) but what happens if/when AI coding is able to generate a code that's more or less functionally identical but written differently? I feel like that raises all sorts of interesting ethical considerations.
Makes me think of the Mooer Tender Octaver / Micro Pog business. The short of it (as I understand) is that Mooer's original Tender Octaver was a direct copy of the Micro Pog's code and they got sued for it and had to come out with the MkII which is generally accepted to be a worse version. But what if you could produce a different set of code that leads to an identical-sounding product?
I'm probably in over my head already but I guess the question is basically if copyright or intellectual property laws are meant to cover the "result" or the "process" or a bit of both. I dunno, just kinda thinking out loud at this point...

 

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