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The Omega Point Cosmological Theory argues that it may be possible to continue existing until the End of Time itself.

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Experience the beauty of AI-generated creativity with “Fantasy Lost,” an original composition by Raymond Miller. Witness the power of Artificial Intelligence as it “humanizes” the performance, bringing a unique and compelling twist. Accompanied by artwork of beautiful Tolkienesque elven women rendered by Stable Diffusion 2.1 and a helpful scrolling score and lighted keyboard for anyone who wishes to play the piece, this video is a short jaunt through an otherworldly musical and visual odyssey. Join us at Creative AI channel and explore the endless possibilities of AI in art and music.

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A new study led by scientists at Rutgers University has uncovered new insights into the underlying brain mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder.

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder that affects how a person communicates and interacts with others. It is characterized by difficulty with social communication and interaction, as well as repetitive behaviors and interests. ASD can range from mild to severe, and individuals with ASD may have a wide range of abilities and challenges. It is a spectrum disorder because the symptoms and characteristics of ASD can vary widely from person to person. Some people with ASD are highly skilled in certain areas, such as music or math, while others may have significant learning disabilities.

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A day may come when our technology permits vast prosperity for everyone, with robots and other automation producing plenty, but if that day never comes, what will life be like?

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This week our guest is Meghan O’Gieblyn, who has written regularly for entities such as Wired, The New York Times, and The Guardian, in addition to authoring books such as Interior States and her latest book: God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning.

Interestingly, much of Meghan’s work pulls on her experience losing her faith in religion while simultaneously being drawn into transhumanism from reading the Age of Spiritual Machines by Singularity’s very own Ray Kurzweil. This exploration of Meghan’s background and her latest book takes us on a journey through the ways in which technology and spirituality have historically woven together, the current ways in which they are conflicting, and the future philosophical questions we’re going to be forced to reconcile. For those of you interested in this subject, I highly recommend going and listening to episode 52 with Micah Redding, which lays a lot of the foundation that we build on her in this episode.

Find out more about Meghan through her website meghanogieblyn.com, or find her book on Amazon.

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Mastercard, one of the biggest financial payments providers in the world, is launching a web3-focused incubator to help artists connect with fans through a new medium, the company shared at CES 2023 on Friday.

“The core of this program is providing emerging artists with the web3 tools and skills they need to excel and advance their music careers in this digital economy,” Raja Rajamannar, chief marketing and communications officer at Mastercard, said to TechCrunch. “By providing access to experts and innovators in the space, the artists will be guided on how to incorporate web3 into their work throughout the entire program and then beyond.”

Mastercard partnered with Polygon, a scaling blockchain built on top of Ethereum, which has been making huge strides in the Web 2.0 ecosystem lately. In the past year, Polygon partnered with a number of other big brands like Starbucks for its Odyssey digital collectible rewards program and Disney for its accelerator program, while also having major clothing brands like Prada and Adidas launch NFT projects through its blockchain.

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This week our guest is business and technology reporter, Peter Ward. Earlier this year, Peter released his book The Price of Immortality: The Race to Live Forever, where he investigates the many movements and organizations that are seeking to extend human life, from the Church of Perpetual Life in Florida, to some of the biggest tech giants in Silicon Valley.

In this episode, we explore Peter’s findings, which takes us on a tour from cryonics to mind uploading, from supplements to gene editing, and much more. Along the way, we discuss the details of how one might actually achieve immortality, the details of senescent cells and telomeres, whether it’s better to live healthy than to live long, the scams and failures that seem to dominate the space, as well as the efforts that seem most promising.

Find Peter’s work on PenguinRandomHouse.com or follow him at twitter.com/PeterWardJourno.

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Today we’re looking at how to write music WITH A.I. A lot of the current Music AI Tool are focused on AI that writes full tracks, but I wanted to show a process that allows a collaboration between the musician and AI.

In this video I’ll take an original song I wrote, have an AI analyze it and come up with an alternative version, then take the AI’s version and write a new track based on its output. Oh, and have it sound like an actual song as well.

I even end up singing on this one. Sorry in advance.

As a note, although I am using Ableton in this video, this process will work with any DAW, since it is MIDI based.

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This short film was made in 24 hours using ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

No image was captured, drawn or modeled.
No text was written or recorded.
No music was written or performed.

The human being was only needed to give prompts and to put the pieces together.

Image Generator — Dall-E

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