Published in Towards Data Science·May 20Monkeying with DALL-EGenerative Art Storytelling — Can there be a movie or a comic book with AI-generated characters, sets & plots? It is getting closer to possibility and let’s get a preview. AI has been a rage. Automatically generating stuff with these artificially intelligent systems is the trend. One subset of this is image creation from…Technology3 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Jan 4Self Awareness via MusicMusic data as a compass — The path to true awareness is via understanding one’s inner self. Today let the route be via the ear. The sound waves trigger neurons in the brain that will change what the mind experiences… Music moves, changes emotions, inspires. Blessed are the ones who experience this. Let’s begin. 697 liked…Technology5 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Nov 8, 2021Generative ArtMusic Album Covers from AI — Those were the days of collecting cassettes & CDs, exchanging them with friends. Friendships blossomed. In an internet-free world, the only peek into a band was the lyrics and the album cover. The piece of art that stuck with us for ages. We spoke about it. Wondered who the artist…Nft5 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Sep 15, 2021Insights in the metaverseAI in Augmented Reality — There is a new buzz and it's called metaverse. Let’s go for a stroll and discover what’s out there. Wikipedia says: The Metaverse is a collective virtual shared space, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and physically persistent virtual space including the sum of all virtual worlds…Augmented Reality7 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Mar 31, 2021Grammy. Metal. Coding. CuriositySome coding fun on music & an NFT — Music moves humanity and so does coding. Let’s combine the two and ask some questions given Grammy awards just concluded. Brace yourself for a journey across the senses where we use text, audio, image & video processing using heuristic code & AI to satiate the curiosity. Note: All data is…Music4 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Nov 13, 2020Call For An Alternate InternetPsst… only for intellectuals — A billion more are set to join the internet and I wonder what data will get added. The answer lies in what content rose in the recent past. It is well known that it heralded the rise of Tik Tok, Instagram, Snap, and more. A lot of selfies, people dancing…Technology3 min read
Published in Towards Data Science·Aug 25, 2020AI-Research EvolutionA Snapshot in Pandemic — Trends Artificial Intelligence (AI) has seen exponential growth. Research paper filings in AI have followed suit and more than 30,000 have been filed on arxiv.org. Pandemic has affected AI research too and can be seen in the drop of submissions in recent monthsTechnology3 min read
Jun 19, 2020The New Spiritual MondaysPeople are searching for meaning in crisis. In fact, ever since the COVID pandemic has started, the number of podcasts and downloads on topics related to spirituality has gone up significantly. Looking inwards and self-reflection are on the rise. Spirituality podcasts and content is turning out to be an important…Spirituality1 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Apr 30, 2020Changing Tech TrendsAI-based analysis of Social chatter — Unprecedented times could lead to an upheaval of technologies and their priorities. Let us explore how the world is conversing about this in social media. There is a lot of conversation on Twitter for example about technologies that are more needed than ever before as we come out of the…Artificial Intelligence3 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Mar 31, 2020Unsupervised crowd wisdom wheelsInvestopedia Definition: Wisdom of crowds is the idea that large groups of people are collectively smarter than individual experts when it comes to problem-solving, decision making, innovating and predicting. If crowds are smarter in a lot of contexts how can we leverage that wisdom systematically? In light of the current…Artificial Intelligence4 min read