The reason the beat is so unique is because the model started out by making a mistake. Or at least I thought it was a mistake; it took several measures to hear what it had in mind. GPT did its usual "generate the next most likely thing," which happens to be a rhythm that sounds good. In some sense, it's impossible to say whether it was a mistake, or if it "planned" to write it like this.
As for the effect on the art world, I think indie gamedevs will be happy they have some nice tunes without having to work with a musician. There's no way to know what the wider implications will be, though. Perhaps kids will grow up hearing stories of how granddad learned to play the guitar himself rather than asking the computer to write a hit song.
The reason the beat is so unique is because the model started out by making a mistake. Or at least I thought it was a mistake; it took several measures to hear what it had in mind. GPT did its usual "generate the next most likely thing," which happens to be a rhythm that sounds good. In some sense, it's impossible to say whether it was a mistake, or if it "planned" to write it like this.
"The Cruise" is lovely and relaxing: https://soundcloud.com/theshawwn/the-cruise?in=theshawwn/set...
and "Green Mountain" is just fun: https://soundcloud.com/theshawwn/the-green-mountain?in=thesh...
As for the effect on the art world, I think indie gamedevs will be happy they have some nice tunes without having to work with a musician. There's no way to know what the wider implications will be, though. Perhaps kids will grow up hearing stories of how granddad learned to play the guitar himself rather than asking the computer to write a hit song.