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Merry Christmas every people. Merry Christmas every people.
Meanwhile, saw this in my Christmas Carol service Meanwhile, saw this in my Christmas Carol service booklet.
For anyone who hasn't yet discovered the miracle o For anyone who hasn't yet discovered the miracle of x.mas wrapping using the i.Ronin board, it has changed my life.
Since I said publicly that this year’s new Christm Since I said publicly that this year’s new Christmas songs all sound like the lyrics are straight out of a poor AI, I thought I should see if I could do better. And even if I do say so myself, I made an absolute banger! I asked Gemini to create the lyrics for CLAWS’s Christmas hit, and it came up with something that I think is far cleverer than some of the human-written cliches out there. I love the bad-girl rock vibe in the lyrics - Lydia spiking the eggnog, getting up to no good, Westa rocking the neighbourhood. And then a clatter on the rooftop - “not the gentle pitter-patter of reindeer touching down”, no, this is a rock and roll sleigh with flames painted on the side! I fed the lyrics into Suno, asked for Christmas instruments and a Christmas chord structure, and I have to say it came up with a melody that flattens everything else within a 50 metre radius. It has energy, fun, all the Christmas feelz, and loads of the little fills, ad-libs and riffs - Christmas bell solos, and that little break at 2’18, when the instruments drop. Brilliant! But all of this brings me to the huge technical nightmare of finishing this song… GEEK DETAILS This is not the original version of the lyrics. The song came out pretty perfectly formed, but the original chorus sang “Oh, Santa CLAWS is coming tonight”. It was only later that I decided I wanted to get clever and play on the double-meaning of the band’s name. “Oh, Santa, CLAWS are hitting the town” was far cooler. But herein lies the problem with generative AI - making slight changes to an otherwise great creation is almost impossible, as it seems to start again and make something new. Hence when I put the new tweaked lyrics back into Suno, I got a completely different tune. Suno does have a song editor however, which, in theory, allows you to rewrite or change small sections of a song, white keeping the rest of it the same. In theory. Could I get it to re-sing “is coming to town” as “are hitting the town”? No. Nope. And no again. It mangled more and more of the rest of the song, and in the end, I had to isolate the instrumental and the lyrics, stitch it together and mix it myself. Hope it was worth it!
What idiot vacuumed BEFORE decorating? What idiot vacuumed BEFORE decorating?
Hey you, you deserve some more joy! My daughter w Hey you, you deserve some more joy! My daughter was really getting into making music using AI. She was paying attention to the lyrics it generated, and, because she's who she is, she decided to write some lyrics herself. Looking at them written down on paper, they seemed a bit weird, but then a lot of lyrics do. And she'd included a lot of woahs and ahs and ooohs (in brackets, because she already knows that the AI will treat those lines as shouts, ad-libs and backing vocals - that's my girl!), so it all looked a bit mad. But I fed them into the system, and - wow. GEEK DETAILS: It's amazing how the AI has expanded on my daughter's lyrics - adding extra "ohs" and "ahs" if it makes sense to, and actually ignoring some if they don't fit. It's also added extra repeated lines itself. I don't know how it and why it decides to do this, but it certainly works.
Not sure I'm happy about this... Not sure I'm happy about this...
I want to share a joyous side-project with you... I want to share a joyous side-project with you... Last year my 8-year old daughter and I started making some AI-songs, all sung by the band she invented. CLAWS are a five-piece, part-human, part-animal rock group: Celine is on drums Lydia is on vocals Angel's on flute Wester goes wild on lead guitar Satona joins Lydia on vocals Eventually we had enough songs for an album, which I put on CD for her last Christmas. And now we've decided it's time for CLAWS's second album. A lot has improved since the first attempts - the AI song models have got better, and I've also learned that I can get more control by using a different LLM to create the lyrics and the song prompt suggestions. So here's the first song from CLAWS's second album. And I have to say, it's a banger. GEEK DETAILS: Yes, it's a simple four-chord song, but - well - they work. I don't know whether certain style prompts will always lead to these chord progressions, but I do try and get it to deviate later in the album (with limited success). When asking the LLM for lyrics, I explained the make-up of the band, and that this should be the first song on the second album. A joyous, celebratory return, asking if the audience had missed them. This song popped right out, and I can't really fault it.
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If you've ever taken medical steroids, you might a If you've ever taken medical steroids, you might appreciate my medication milestone moment...
Well, I've had the most amazing weekend. In Austra Well, I've had the most amazing weekend. In Australia. Hosting the most exclusive, off-the-radar tech event I've ever experienced. I've seen amazing tech demos, I've interviewed amazing people about world-changing ideas, and I did it all with some of my bestest chums. @laralewlew (screen wife), @sn0mi (exec prod), @kitty.kn (in chaaaaarge) and @benjamin_barfoot (two movies in the cinema already). You can't keep a good team down... LL, I think I beat you in the excess wardrobe. And yes, if you think you recognise one of the other faces, you're probably right. More details soon - in my newsletter - once I've worked out which side of the world I'm on!
Sydney Airport this evening/morning/tomorrow/whate Sydney Airport this evening/morning/tomorrow/whatever. Merry Christmas.
I've been asked to speak at and host hundreds of e I've been asked to speak at and host hundreds of events all over the place, but I'm just prepping for the furthest one yet. Sydney, see you Friday! (last time I was there I was filming for BBC Click, and these things happened...)
Why does YouTube keep showing me Uber ads that spe Why does YouTube keep showing me Uber ads that specifically name Pendle, which I live nowhere near? Anyone else get similar?
Well done Gemini. Well done Gemini.
Living off the land: Once a hacker is in your netw Living off the land: Once a hacker is in your network, they don't immediately encrypt your systems and charge a ransom to unlock them. They have a good look around first, and can increasingly use your own AI assistants to find what they're looking for...
Bitter experience has taught me to never put pumpk Bitter experience has taught me to never put pumpkins on a bare surface.
Do you have an AI Chatbot on your website? Can cus Do you have an AI Chatbot on your website? Can customers ask it questions about your business? Are you aware of how MUCH info it can be persuaded to give out...? Thanks again to Ken Munro for his expertise, as he explains how to turn an AI Chatbot to the Dark Side...

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