I love physics and philosophy.
I came across an interesting YouTube video of physicist Richard Feynman discussing entropy the other day and was intrigued. There was something compelling about it, but within a short time, it became obvious it was AI-generated.
I thought it would be interesting to edit it down to a couple of minutes, removing ‘unnecessary’ bits and repetitions, as well as putting it in a more logical sequence.
I reckoned a gentle music soundtrack and hypnotic video might enhance it.
Why not go the whole hog and replace ‘Fake Feynman’ with ‘Real Brian-man’ ?
It sounded terrible
The original had that old fashioned, tinny radio/telephone-style quality, which just made it sound better.
I popped mine into the DAW and played around a bit, increasing the levels to lots of ‘clipping’, removed all the bass and treble in the EQ and squeezed the region to the high mids with a bit of reverb. Not exactly what I was looking for, but in the right direction.
Anyway, this is just a demonstration of how AI can be used as a tool for inspiration and content, not to mention execution (although that is not the case here).
I aim for mediocrity and am happy if I approach it, but in the hands of creative artists who understand their instruments and technology, this AI stuff is a powerful tool.
I’m aware of all the eye-rolling and ‘negative emotions’ this piece could evoke:
AI is ‘bad’ and is ‘destroying’ music.
This is a guitar-learning website and there’s no guitar here.
It’s depressing and the (intentional) ‘poor-quality’ of the monotonous vocals is annoying.
Even though the video is simply a maths-based program and not AI, it does convey that ‘feeling’.
Begone, all ye naysayers!
Verily, I say to you: this little jaunt only exists because of AI.
It was the ‘spark of inspiration’ and the foundation for my little creation, which gave me food for thought and made me and some of my loved ones smile. I also learned something new in my DAW
Besides, it’s in the right place.
Are you?
(Credits on YouTube info. The closing line of the piece is not from Feynman, but from one of my favourite Tuxedomoon pieces, The Laboratory Part 2. Check it out!)
I like Fractals and I like Mandelbrots and I like Order and I like Chaos and I like Philoso-Physics. I like this.
The hypothesis runs that ‘the total entropy of a closed system always increases’ and posits this as a universal phenomenon. Which must be taking the assumption that the universe is a closed system.
Question …
What if the universe is not a closed system? Isn’t the entirety of the universe engaged in a billions of years outward expansion? If so, then it is not closed, but open and pushing its own boundaries ever further in all directions.
Laws Of Entropy, Exactly what inspired Claws Of Entropy. In their exciting missions through space and time Point Fifty discovered entropy is caused by CATS!
I think the definition of ‘closed’ in Physics is a system that doesn’t transfer matter in or out. So I think it can expand and remain a closed system. I’m a simple pure mathematician though, hopefully someone who knows what they are talking about will be along shortly.
Nice. Since I’m not in the negative AI emotions camp, there’s no reason to discount it as a possible inspiration input for some one that has an open mind, is creative, and doesn’t give a rip what people say or think. The visuals are really nice, well done.
As for the content and subject matter, I’m not that interested in the questions being asked or the conclusions being drawn. Carry on.
I have come across the notion that closed means no transference in or out.
If ‘nothingness’ is what lies beyond the extreme reaches of the universe, and it is expanding into that nothingness, that nothingness must surely be undergoing a process of being transferred in.
Does nothing count as something? Or is that nothingness 100% devoid of matter and therefore outwith the definition?
Also …
Does a black hole transfer matter out?
Interesting question - again from a totally uniformed position, I’d think that the ‘nothingness’ gets squashed rather than matter spill into it.
I vaguely remember reading about Hawking energy radiating from black holes - not sure if it’s just a theory.
However, assuming the black hole is contained entirely within the universe, then it shouldn’t impact the closedness of the system.
had me hooked, wierdly captivating 
