Beethoven, reimagined by AI

Beethoven, reimagined by AI

Daily Comfort Zone

norman lebrecht

August 19, 2024

Not unreasonable, this one.

 

Comments

  • David A. Boxwell says:

    Irascibility was his Superpower.

  • Joel Kemelhor says:

    From this image, it appears that AI would appreciate the work done by sculptor Arno Breker for the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

  • Mark Sullivan says:

    Are you referring to the picture that looks like Gregory Peck or the violinist who is somehow able to achieve the timber of a modern grand piano?

  • Mark Gresham, publisher, EarRelevant says:

    Hi Norman,

    In case anyone is wondering the origin of the image of Beethoven with the Michael Landon hair that you posted, I created that using Midjourney AI asking it to create an image of Beethoven in a “Silver Age” comic book style as the lead image for “Southern Fried Beethoven,” where I had another AI, ChatGPT 3.5, discuss Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony in the literary style of the late Lewis Grizzard (a popular writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) who was noted for his contemporary take on the American South. Here is the link to that April 5, 2023 article on EarRelevant: https://www.earrelevant.net/2023/04/southern-fried-beethoven-an-ai-take-on-the-fifth-symphony/
    I don’t mind its re-use, but like any legacy-minded person, I do like people to know its history and context. Y’all enjoy!

  • Jonathan says:

    Sadly I can’t see anything on Twitter as I left when the racist troll took over.

  • Robert says:

    The bridge on that violin somehow turns to Swiss cheese as he pivots. And the strings disappear. At least he doesn’t have seven fingers.

    But, as Marques Brownlee noted, what you are seeing is the worst AI is going to be… it will only get better as it consumes more models.

    It will destroy the market for artists who create illustrations and stock footage. That will happen to music, too.

  • John Borstlap says:

    Here are some better portraits:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSiH498A9eU&t=359s

  • Sam's Hot Car Lot says:

    Who knew Beethoven was a beefcake?

  • ENRIQUE SANCHEZ says:

    RIDICULOUS! Which gym did Ludwig attend?

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