6 Ps in AI Pods (AI6P)

USA -based real technologist Tracy Bannon shares her experiences with using AI, and how she feels about how AI is using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the world are using their wetware (brains) with AI-based software tools or are being affected by AI. 6 'P's in AI...

USA -based CEO and founder of 'Latinas in Data' Gilda Alvarez shares her experiences with using AI, and how she feels about how AI is using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the world are using their wetware (brains) with AI-based software tools or are being affected...

Italy -based marketing researcher Riccardo Vocca shares his experiences with using AI, and how he feels about how AI is using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the world are using their wetware (brains) with AI-based software tools or are being affected by AI. 6 'P's...

USA -based UX (user experience) researcher and independent artist Thalia Barry shares her experiences with using AI, and how she feels about how AI is using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the world are using their wetware (brains) with AI-based software tools or ar...

Italy -based Angeline Corvaglia , the founder of Data Girl and Friends , shares her experiences with using AI, how she is helping to support our next generation in online safety and data literacy, and how she feels about AI using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the...

Germany -based industrial researcher Ralf Gitzel shares his experiences with using AI, and how he feels about how AI is using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the world are using their wetware (brains) with AI-based software tools or are being affected by AI. 6 'P's...

USA -based author Stella Fosse shares her experiences with using AI, and how she feels about how AI is using people's data and content. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of our 2024 interview series on “ AI, Software, and Wetware ” . It showcases how real people around the world are using their wetware (brains) with AI-based software tools or are being affected by AI. 6 'P's in AI Pods is a 1...

USA -based Substacker Kathy Gerstorff is our first guest in this interview series! She is an independent author, poet, blogger, and certified Guerilla Marketing Coach. Her newsletter, Indie Author Insider , features news, events, and support for the business side of writing. Today Kathy shares her experiences with using AI to help herself and her clients. This interview by Karen Smiley is part of...

This past week (on July 24), civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick announced a $4m round of VC funding for his new AI startup, Lumi Stories (lumistories.ai). This post covers what's known about the AI technologies Lumi Stories will use, and what Lumi could do to become a shining beacon of ethical AI use. 6 'P's in AI Pods is a 100% reader-supported publication. All new...

I’m delighted to announce that we at 6 ‘P’s in AI Pods are kicking off a new interview series on “ AI, Software, & Wetware ” in August. What’s ‘ wetware ’? It’s our biological brain and our human intelligence. These 6P interview articles will be partly-structured Q&A sessions where we explore: * how real people are using AI-based software with their wetware, at home or in their work, * how well it...

In Pillar 2 of our framework for ethical AI for music , we call out that traceability is key. Knowing which source tracks went into an AI-generated song is a big part of traceability and fair use. Doing this well will be technically challenging. Identifying if a song was AI-generated or not is a good starting point. How can we tell if a song was built with artificial intelligence, or only with hum...

The war saying “No plan survives first contact with the enemy” is also true in writing about topics as dynamic as AI today! This article shares how our plan for this series on ethics of generative AI has evolved since March, and it elaborates on the 4 pillars of our framework for analyzing ethics of AI companies. Post Contents : * AI Ethics in Music ** What “Fairly Trained” Means ** Four Pillars o...

We're all probably working (and sharing part of our lives) with someone who's neurodivergent, whether we know it or not. This is especially true if you are working in software or AI. This episode describes why building a neurodiverse team is a Good Thing for your AI business, and how being more inclusive of neurodivergent people benefits all of us. 6 'P's in AI Pods is a FREE reader-supported news...

Much of the news and analysis about generative AI for music focuses (with good reason) on unethical, exploitative uses. However, musical artists are increasingly exploring ways to use AI under their own control. This episode lists musicians who are taking AI for music into their own hands to proactively manage consent, control. credit, and compensation (the 4Cs). They include Holly Herndon, Grimes...

Insights on today's legal action by Sony, Universal, and Warner on copyright infringement by Suno and Udio with generative AI for music. Big question: Will this set of copyright lawsuits actually give musical artists the 4Cs they deserve ( consent, control, credit, and compensation )? Or will it just transfer money from the genAI music companies to the pockets of the music labels? Time will tell....

AI Ethics in the News. The major AI companies have all taken some hits this past week with discovery of bad behavior by their humans or by the AI systems their humans built. Here's a short rundown covering Adobe, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Suno, and Udio . This is obviously a fast-moving area; I’ll post short updates as news comes out. 6 'P's in AI Pods is a 100% reader-supported publication...

This post explains what it means for an AI tool to be certified as Fairly Trained, and covers all of the companies working in generative AI for music who are certified as Fairly Trained as of May 21, 2024. Profiles and a summary table are available online for Beatoven.ai, Boomy, Endel, Infinite Album, Lemonaide, LifeScore, SOMMS.ai, Soundful, and Tuney. Updates will be published as major announcem...

This post covers 10 ways (in addition to creating and performing melodies) that AI is being used in creation of music, and shares insights into ethical considerations for each way. We also briefly discuss IP rights of stakeholders. 1. Automated mastering 2. Automated translation 3. Enhanced auto-tune 4. Functional music 5. Generating lyrics 6. Music discovery / recommenders / playlist generators 7...

Thinking of adding audio voiceovers to your Substack posts? Me too! Wondering if generative AI tools can help you with your audio voiceovers? Me too! This article summarizes what I’ve learned in the past week about 3 AI-based voice cloning tools, my planned next steps for evaluating them, and how you can participate! Get full access to 6 'P's in AI Pods (AI6P) at sixpeas.substack.com/subscribe

While doing my diligence on the broad landscape of genAI-based tools for our Part 3 article, I came across a whole bunch of irresponsible voice cloning tools. Here’s a summary of what I found, with recommendations for ethical ways to meet needs for voice cloning and vocal covers. * What are voice clones and vocal covers? * The rise of AI voice cloning tools * A handful of responsible options * Lot...

TL;DR Just because we can generate melodies now with generative AI, that doesn’t mean we should turn these capabilities loose in the world (yet).  We need to get the data and AI ethics right. As with planting a tree, the best time was 20 years ago, and the second best time is now. Our new 8-part article series tackles one of the key questions about the use of generative AI for music: Is it ethical...