The Race to Translate Animal Sounds Into Human Language – WIRED

In 2025 we will see AI and machine learning leveraged to make real progress in understanding animal communication, answering a question that has puzzled humans as long as we have existed: “What are animals saying to each other?” The recent Coller-Dolittle Prize, offering cash prizes up to half-a-million dollars for scientists who “crack the code” is an indication of a bullish confidence that recent technological developments in machine learning and large language models (LLMs) are […]
The Race to Translate Animal Sounds Into Human Language – WIRED

Music Can Thrive in the AI Era – WIRED

The birth of ChatGPT brought a collection of anxieties regarding how large language models allow users to quickly subvert processes that once required human time, effort, passion, and understanding. And further, the tech sector’s often stormy relationship with regulation and ethical oversight have left many fearful for a future where artificial intelligence replaces humans at work and stymies human creativity.
While much of this alarm is well founded, we should also consider the possibility […]
Music Can Thrive in the AI Era – WIRED