From simulating online social interactions to generating entire podcast episodes based on whatever data you feed it, AI is depressingly inescapable in our present moment. Now, AI has been harnessed to create a 'GPU pipe organ' (via Tom's Hardware) — or rather, a wall of fans that acoustically emits a choral sound thanks to a diffusion model minutely adjusting the RPM of each blower.
When you consider the totally justified ethical concerns surrounding how many AI projects gather their data sets (ie, often by stealing from other creators), this art project is bound to raise some hackles. However, there's a twist in this tale, so reel your shoulder blades in.
