Re: [OT] Vivi, the Virtual Violinist, plays LilyPond music

[David Kastrup]

Graham Percival <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:08:53AM -0400, Kieren MacMillan wrote:
>> Hi David,
>> 
>> > The whole point is that a computer, left to its own devices, would never
>> > think of playing the violin or chess.  It would sit in a corner and rust.
>> 
>> With all due respect, I don't even think that's the point -- for
>> at some future date, there will undoubtedly be a computer which,
>> left to its own devices, *would* think of playing the violin or
>> chess rather than sitting in a corner and rusting.
>
> Actually, I doubt that.  What I expect is that at some future date
> (say, 100 years), if you have told your computer to entertain you,
> it will decide to create a virtual string quartet, performing new
> music composed in the style of Dvorak.  Whereas for me, it might
> create a virtual jpop singer with invisible backup band (a la Miku
> videos), and for my best friend in high school, it might create a
> virtual quake CXI game where he plays against other people over
> the 'net.

For me it will shut itself off.  It is pretty good at that already.

-- 
David Kastrup