wanted to make some long post talking about vocaloid and AI voice covers but then I realized I don't want to be that coherent so here's a disorganized rant
vocaloid uses AI. stop saying it doesn't. what's even the point of this you can literally google it man
so do synthv and cevio and etc
this is okay because the usage of AI isn't inherently bad
is this a hot take...? you know AI is used in medical tech right? do any of you guys know what AI actually means??
but AI voice covers have 2 main problems, one is of course that someone's voice is being used without their permission
(and the real danger here is deepfakes, which should be obvious, but I'm talking about vocaloid here so...)
the other, which I think most people don't realize, is that someone else's singing is also being ripped off
like... AI can't figure out how to sing a song. it just makes an approximation of the voice it was trained on sound like something that already exists
for AI covers of vocaloid songs specifically this means they're definitely ripping off a utaite cover, and you can bet the uploaders won't mention who...
this is why vocaloid takes more effort, the person tuning the vocaloid has to decide how it will sing each note
newer AI vocal synths do some of this automatically but by assuming what would sound natural (roughly) (and with mixed results), not by ripping off someone else who already sang the song
which is why people call vocaloid an instrument. it's a digital instrument. you have to decide what notes to play
so please stop trying to argue AI is bad just because it makes things too easy
like are you going to argue against digital art next?? there's 100 other valid arguments why this
why did I make this bullet points and then talk in sentences...
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fukase is good with kids. and he doesn't. know. why.
he doesn't like them. but they love him. my man ends up being an older sibling / father figure (depending on the age gap) to these random children who just decide to cling to him.
ok maybe not "random", i'm talking like a neighbour child that never leaves him alone, so he's kinda just gotta deal bc it's one thing being a dick to people your age or older, and another thing bullying a six year old.
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Fantasy racism almost always handled very badly and uncomfortable way but it is extra bad with fallout 4.
Like I enjoy game but synth writing is so bad. My options of way of treating them is enslave this guys, kill this guys, or be a white saviour to this guys. I wanna help this guys but I want them to have their own opinions you know. I need more Glory less Desdemona. Nick also should be more vocal about synth and robot rights he talks about it but not enough. I love him a lot one of my faves but he is written and act like one of the good ones. Internalised synthphobia.
Also all mind-wipe thing.
Also coursers being seen as pure evil always evil same level evil with instutue. Like this guys are also synths they are also enslaved they are as much as victims as others you need to save them too. Game tried to make me sympathise with fucking Kellogg of all people but x6 written like he is sadistic beyond saving pure evil and guilty murderer. One joined instutue voluntary other is literally created and brainwashed and threatened with mindwipe.
Actually it's not the way story elements exist but how narrative treats them. Like way characters act make sense. But story want me to think in a way that doesn't make sense. Yeah man I feel so good with helping this good synths and killing bad ones and deciding which one is evil which one is not. Only good ones deserve freedom after all. Yeah brotherhood rules they allow nick with me doesn't matter they treat him like my rabid pet.
I wan not going to write that long because its not that deep and I don't care that much but I wrote that much. Sorry. This is like my version of being Tumblr user who gets angry on child cartoon because it is not handling political themes good. My Steven universe rant. Anyways I will again turn my brain off it doesn't worth it that much criticizing. It's badly written.
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jack antonoff I hope you kept your hands off speak now!
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Dave and Martin (Sanremo 2023)
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