Kafka’s Ibiki
5/10(Sat)
Open19:00 /
Start19:30
Ticket on the day:4,400 yen 4,000 yen + tax (one drink included)
MEMBERS
Jim O'Rourke (b, synth), Eiko Ishibashi (key, p), Tatsuhisa Yamamoto (ds)
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Reservations will be accepted until the day before the event.
Q: Can AI improvise too?
ChatGPT:
Improvisation is the creation of ideas and expressions on the spot without prior planning, and it is possible to incorporate this element into AI as well. AI has the ability to learn and apply patterns based on large amounts of data, so it can create music, text, art, and dialogue in an improvisational way.
For example, in improvised music using AI, it is possible to generate original melodies and phrases in real time based on a specified chord progression and rhythm. It is also possible to improvise on sentences and poems, creating new content instantly based on a given theme or conditions.
Although AI has its limits in terms of flexibility when it comes to deviating from set rules and patterns, it can express a certain degree of free creativity and novelty, and as a result, it can produce output that appears to be improvised.
Is there a theme or format you would like to try out that is improvised in some way?
Q: No, there isn't, but can you call expressing something that has already been prepared "improvisation"?
ChatGPT:
The concept of improvisation generally refers to “expressions created on the spot without prior preparation or planning”. Therefore, expressing something that has been prepared in advance is not strictly speaking improvisation.
The essence of improvisation lies in the instantaneous response and the new ideas and expressions that arise in response to the situation. For example, in improvised music, the performer creates new melodies and rhythms in response to the other members' performances and the atmosphere of the moment. On the other hand, faithfully reproducing a score written in advance is not improvisation, but rather “performance”.
However, there is also a form of improvisation that involves the combination of prepared elements. For example, when a jazz musician improvises a new melody based on an existing chord progression, even though the chord progression is decided in advance, the melody itself is improvised. In this case, creating improvisational elements based on partial preparation and rules falls under the category of improvisation.
In the case of AI, too, it is often the case that new expressions are created based on existing data and rules, but if new combinations and approaches can be created on the spot, then this can be considered to be “improvisation”.
The boundary between improvisation and prepared elements is somewhat ambiguous, and improvisation often includes a certain degree of preparation and rules. For this reason, “improvisation” is widely understood not only as completely unplanned creativity, but also as an expressive act that has the flexibility to respond to the moment.
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