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The Meat Puppets Podcast

The Meat Puppets Podcast

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After years of analog success, lifelong media vets Martin Riley and Paul Billington are entering the digital unknown, relying on AI to navigate their unfamiliar environment.Like meat puppets fumbling to please their all-knowing AI overlords, the tech-naive duo will either adapt or become obsolete. Join these plucky, wise-cracking founders as they document the genuine struggles and harebrained antics of using machine learning to launch their startup and this podcast.Will artificially intelligent guides rocket them to digital disruption? Or will the learning curve squash their scrappy moxie? Subscribe to experience the triumphant failures of two savvy dinosaurs striving to evolve on The Meat Puppets Podcast.

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  • The A.I. Uprising: Music, Movies & Monetization

    The A.I. Uprising: Music, Movies & Monetization
    Apr 22 2024
    Strap in for a wild ride as Martin and Paul delve into the latest AI news, exploring the rapidly evolving landscape of generative AI in music, video, and beyond. From synthetic symphonies to digital disruption, they navigate the blurred lines between art and artifice, questioning the value and authenticity of AI-generated content.Brace yourselves for tales of eight-year-old heavy metal mayhem, AI-infused dance tracks, and the potential obsolescence of skilled human labour. Join these fearless founders as they demo cutting-edge tools like Suno and UDIO, bringing AI-powered music creation within reach of the masses.But it's not just about the beats – the dynamic duo also dive into Adobe's revolutionary video editing innovations, raising thought-provoking questions about the boundaries of AI's role in creative industries. Will AI liberate or undermine human artistry?Buckle up for a rollercoaster of insights, laughter, and hard-hitting truths as Martin and Paul navigate the triumphant failures of embracing the digital frontier.# ai, artificial intelligence, generative ai, music creation, video editing, adobe, ai art, synthetic media, content creation, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, creativity, technology, digital transformation, entrepreneurship, start-up, media, culture, entertainment, disruption, innovation, automation, productivity, value, art, ethics, intellectual property, musicians, actors, sag-aftraShow LinksThe King of Salford Chat GPT Poem https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EQcRspqiUy5ApgJ_Urjf5nmzM8f6VKDvbCAkfXS2Dqk/edit?usp=sharingMatt Wolfe Launches a Bloody Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2fqQEM6YMpnHmj4ekUx7XoJames Hype Uses AIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzUY3wUNnTsSAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sag-aftra-union-secures-ai-protections-artists-deal-with-major-record-labels-2024-04-12 https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sag-aftra-union-secures-ai-protections-artists-deal-with-major-record-labels-2024-04-12Sora Pika and Runway coming To Premier https://youtu.be/4gsihhY4hIs?si=MEBPj8irQLFhg9q6 https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/15/24130804/adobe-premiere-pro-firefly-video-generative-ai-openai-soraSuno AI can generate power ballads about coffee – and jingles for the Guardian. But will it hurt musicians? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/13/ai-generated-music-app-suno-ai-impact-musicians-music-rightshttps://suno.com/Spotify Premium Users Can Now Turn Any Idea Into a Personalized Playlist With AI Playlist in Beta https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-04-07/spotify-premium-users-can-now-turn-any-idea-into-a-personalized-playlist-with-ai-playlist-in-betaBillie Eilish, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Wonder and more musicians demand protection against AI https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/02/musicians-demand-protection-against-ai https://artistrightsnow.medium.com/200-artists-urge-tech-platforms-stop-devaluing-music-559fb109bbacUdio AI music tool will revolutionize the (industrial) music industry – Available now https://www.udio.com/https://www.side-line.com/udio-ai-music-tool-will-revolutionize-the-industrial-music-industry-available-now/Card game developer says it paid an 'AI artist' $90,000 to generate card art because 'no one comes close to the quality he delivers' https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/champions-tcg-ai-artist/Chapters00:01:38 - Diving Into Generative AI Developments00:02:24 - Exploring the Value of AI-Generated Content00:05:31 - Matt Wolfe's New Podcast00:06:34 - The Ongoing Saga of AI and Artist Rights00:17:54 - Demoing AI Music Creation Tools00:29:41 - The Power of AI in Real-Time Content Creation00:31:43 - AI's Role in Music Production and Distribution00:37:22 - Revolutionizing Video Editing with Adobe's AI Innovations00:45:58 - The Impact of AI on Professional Creativity and EfficiencyEquipment UsedPrices as of Aug 2023 - No, we don’t get any money from any of these link, we’re just sharing what we use to make the show - As ever, visit external links at your own risk!Rode PodMic USB - £199 https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/podmic-usbAny Phone, Computer or Tablet with USBC and wireless / mobile internet £200 upwardsSennheiser HD 25 Headphone £120 (Although any will do really - we’re just a bit snobby) - https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/on-ear-dj-headphone-hd25SAAS SERVICES USEDRedCircle £FREE - Currently on the free tier - https://redcircle.com/ChatGPT £FREE/20/month (although we’re using it less and less) https://openai.com/blog/chatgptClaude 3 £FREE https://claude.ai/Squadcast £FREE with Descript (see below)Google Apps £FREE/5/Month/per user https://workspace.google.com/DeScript £FREE/20/Month (Free would be fine) https://www.descript.com/Notion £FREE/$10 per user per month https://www.notion.so/DisclaimerThe Meat Puppets podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Our hosts and guests are experienced professionals but they are not ...
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    53 mins
  • Can #AI be controlled? : Corralling the #Digital Beast

    Can #AI be controlled? : Corralling the #Digital Beast
    Nov 29 2023
    #elevenlabs #speech2speech #runwayml motion brush Martin and Paul go on a wild #AI adventure in this jam-packed episode. They dish all the juicy deets on the #OpenAI saga, give the inside scoop on the latest innovations like Runway's #Motionbrush and #Claude 2.1, and even test out some #AI-powered voice acting with #ElevenLabs. And that's not all - the lads discover potenial #killerrobots over at the Pentagon and somehow find time to poke fun at #Google. It's a rip-roaring ride through the #AI landscape that you won't want to miss. So plug in, sit back, and enjoy the #triumphant #failures of Martin and Paul as they continue their quest to #digitallydisrupt!LinksPatrick Boyles Take on Open AIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjxxFvarg0YQ Star https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-altmans-ouster-openai-was-precipitated-by-letter-board-about-ai-breakthrough-2023-11-22/Runway Gen 2 Motion Brush https://academy.runwayml.com/gen2/gen2-motion-brushComfy UI Stable Diffusion https://www.youtube.com/@sedetweilerKrita with AI built in through Comfy UI https://www.youtube.com/@NerdyRodentOrca 2 Released (Microsoft Open Source) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNcjccxStdoPi 2 Released https://inflection.ai/inflection-2Claude 2.1 Releasehttps://www.anthropic.com/index/claude-2-1Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on lethal autonomous weaponshttps://apnews.com/article/us-military-ai-projects-0773b4937801e7a0573f44b57a9a5942Google Meet https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/22/google-meet-hand-detection-feature/Pictory AI https://pictory.ai/ElevenLabs Partners with Pictory AI https://elevenlabs.io/blog/elevating-video-content-elevenlabs-partners-with-pictory-aiSlaughter Bots https://www.wearespace.com/case-studies/slaughterbots/NVIDIA Omniverse Replicator For DRIVE Sim – Synthetic Data Generation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPaFgNEF82QChapters00:00:00 Introduction00:01:16 Discussion on AI News and OpenAI Saga00:01:35 Exploring AI Tools and Their Iterations00:01:52 Challenges and Solutions in AI for Music and Pictures00:02:57 Highlighting a YouTube Channel - Patrick Boyle00:05:09 Q Star - What is it and does it matter00:11:05 Exploring AI Tools: Runway and Gen200:14:22 Discussion on AI Tools: Comfy UI00:19:42 Discussion on AI Tools: Orca 2 and Claude 2.100:27:38 Discussion on Pentagon's AI Initiatives00:31:42 Google's Earth Shattering AI Announcement00:35:41 Pictori AI: Creating Video Out of Text00:36:2 Introduction to 11 Labs' Speech to Speech00:37:00 Testing 11 Labs' Speech to Speech00:39:02 Creating an Advert with 11 Labs00:39:49 Testing Different Voices with 11 Labs00:48:36 Final Thoughts on 11 Labs00:55:19 Upcoming Events and ConclusionDisclaimerThe Meat Puppets podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Our hosts and guests are experienced professionals but they are not experts in law, AI or any topics discussed on the show. Listeners should not construe their personal opinions as professional legal advice. All business decisions should be made based on independent research and assessment of risks. While delivered with good humour, the hosts make no guarantees about accuracy of any content in this podcast. Listen at your own discretion!Equipment UsedPrices as of Aug 2023 - No, we don’t get any money from any of these link, we’re just sharing what we use to make the show - As ever, visit external links at your own risk!Rode PodMic USB - £199 https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/podmic-usbAny Phone, Computer or Tablet with USBC and wireless / mobile internet £200 upwardsSennheiser HD 25 Headphone £120 (Although any will do really - we’re just a bit snobby) - https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/on-ear-dj-headphone-hd25SAAS SERVICES USEDRedCircle £FREE - Currently on the free tier - https://redcircle.com/ChatGPT £FREE/20/month (although we’re using it less and less) https://openai.com/blog/chatgptClaude 2 £FREE https://claude.ai/Squadcast £FREE with DescriptGoogle Apps £FREE/5/Month/per user https://workspace.google.com/DeScript £FREE/20/Month (Free would be fine) https://www.descript.com/Notion £FREE/$10 per user per month https://www.notion.so/
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    57 mins
  • AI-mageddon: The OpenAI Meltdown

    AI-mageddon: The OpenAI Meltdown
    Nov 22 2023
    Martin and Paul chronicle the dramatic meltdown at #OpenAI that saw high profile departures, boardroom clashes, and #talent poaching. Discover the backstory behind #Sam #Altman's sudden firing as #CEO. Then learn how Microsoft stealthily acquired #OpenAI's top brass. The intrepid duo also explore game-changing #AImusic tools from Google that could put artists like Hans Zimmer out of work.And in business updates, our aspirational founders embrace an #ethical "pay what you feel” model. Will this affect their buy out valuation in 5 years? Most likely! Despite the uncertainty, their infectious #optimism remains intact. So plug in to this rollercoaster edition for the inside scoop on the #AI ethics dilemma gripping #SiliconValley! Links (No affiliation - visit at your own risk)The #OpenAI Sagahttps://www.wired.com/story/openai-staff-walk-protest-sam-altman/Stable audio lead, quits over copyright ethicshttps://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/why-just-resigned-from-my-job-generative-ai/Meta disbanded its Responsible AI teamhttps://www.theverge.com/2023/11/18/23966980/meta-disbanded-responsible-ai-team-artificial-intelligenceInsightFace BANNED my AI Face Swapping Videos!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOsr6zhjKtYEmu edit Metahttps://ai.meta.com/blog/emu-text-to-video-generation-image-editing-researchGoogle deep-mind and YouTubehttps://dpmd.ai/3uiuIfAAI Explained YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@aiexplained-official/featuredDisclaimerThe Meat Puppets podcast is for entertainment purposes only. Our hosts and guests are experienced professionals but they are not experts in law, AI or any topics discussed on the show. Listeners should not construe their personal opinions as professional legal advice. All business decisions should be made based on independent research and assessment of risks. While delivered with good humour, the hosts make no guarantees about accuracy of any content in this podcast. Listen at your own discretion!Chapters00:00:00 Introduction00:00:52 Dramatic Changes at #OpenAI as Sam Altman is fired00:03:15 The Fallout and Consequences of OpenAI's Decisions00:04:58 Speculations and Conspiracy Theories00:08:14 The Impact on the AI Industry00:14:54 World Television Day and the State of the TV Industry00:18:43 The Impact of AI on Copyright and Ethics00:24:43 Introduction to Meta's New Project: Emu00:41:23 Exploring Google DeepMind's Music Creation Projects00:52:34 Discussion on Pay-What-You-Feel Business Model00:59:49 Exploring Advertising on RedditEquipment UsedPrices as of Aug 2023 - No, we don’t get any money from any of these link, we’re just sharing what we use to make the show - As ever, visit external links at your own risk!Rode PodMic USB - £199 https://rode.com/en/microphones/usb/podmic-usbAny Phone, Computer or Tablet with USBC and wireless / mobile internet £200 upwardsSennheiser HD 25 Headphone £120 (Although any will do really - we’re just a bit snobby) - https://en-uk.sennheiser.com/on-ear-dj-headphone-hd25SAAS SERVICES USEDRedCircle £FREE - Currently on the free tier - https://redcircle.com/ChatGPT £FREE/20/month (although we’re using it less and less) https://openai.com/blog/chatgptClaude 2 £FREE https://claude.ai/Squadcast £FREE with Descript (see below)Google Apps £FREE/5/Month/per user https://workspace.google.com/DeScript £FREE/20/Month (Free would be fine) https://www.descript.com/Notion £FREE/$10 per user per month https://www.notion.so/#ai #openai #microsoft #samaltman #gregbrockman #artificialintelligence #machinelearning #gpt #chatgpt #futurology, #emergingtech #podcast #audio
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