“He had been a minor league pitcher until Joe DiMaggio and the dragons arrived.”
The line originates from page 43 in the novel, The Church of Baseball, by Ron Shelton.
This piece of history relates to the creation of the movie, Bull Durham, which takes place at a minor-league stadium of the Durham Bulls, an affiliate of the MLB franchise, the Tampa Bay Rays.
The author of the book illustrates the creation of how the movie was made and the people he met throughout the process, y’all should check it out, what a great read!
I feel as though this assignment’s entire concept went against the moral compass of Hwei, as he is completely opposed to the idea of selling out his ideas to a huge corporation. However, I decided to add more depth to his character by making him realize that he doesn’t have the funds to continue to invent robots, and he needs the cash to continue his master plan.
Here are my daily creates for the week, as usual. More detail within the post itself.
I also took spring break to figure out what I’d like to do for my radio show. I looked through some of the blog posts on radioshowideas, and I stumbled upon Mustafa’s post. His character is a fugitive that is hiding from the government, but has strong opinions on AI and it’s dangerous potentials. Mustafa highlighted how he wanted to create a show about individuals talking about AI technologies, but then having more of the character’s stories and personalities come into the equation to create more of a story driven show with drama. We’re currently thinking about having our two characters interact, but Hwei will get a bit aggressive and try to assert his intellectual dominance, creating tension while Rikaro will slowly unintentionally reveal that he is running from the law. We’ll have to find a third member that can round out our show, but I’m looking forward to what we can create as a team!
For the week overall, I’m proud of how I worked on small things over spring break, and for the first time ever in my DS106 career, I’ve turned my weekly summary in on Monday! Here’s to more good work and less procrastination.
Behind the creation: I decided for this daily create to do something classic like a royal ball. The royal balls always seem to attract visitors of the majestic variety.
For The Daily Create we were asked to take the first line of a book and then add the line “and then the dragons arrived. Once we chose that we were to make a gif or a picture illustrating the new opening.
I thought of using a children’s book but that just worked to well. I then decided on the bible. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And then the dragons arrived.
I used Adobe firefly. It just puts creation out of order really. I really liked the picture. I then had a suggestion from my husband to use one of his antique children’s novels. He brought me “Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster. “Man, look at this earth blaster go to town!” yelled Bud Barclay from the cab of a big tractor trailer. And then the dragons arrived. I got some great pictures to choose from. I picked one and did some edits and added the atomic earth blaster. Then the program froze or something and I lost all my work. At this point I was like the original created by Adobe Firefly will have to do.
Greetings, Aggressive Technologies. I believe I have something that could benefit your company, even if you are some of the last people I want to talk to right now. Despite the fact that you promote your business as the biggest and best, I’ve heard that some of your staff members are unhappy with certain aspects of working at your headquarters.
Even if your business has a ton of AI tools at its disposal to help clients, I doubt that you guys are constantly thinking about your workers. I’m going to introduce you to this AI program, which is named ChefGPT. Ultimately, this will improve the lunch and food options available at the Aggressive Technologies headquarters, raising employee satisfaction levels all around.
With the use of this software, you can tell the AI what you have in your pantry, what kind of food you’re craving (breakfast, lunch, or dinner), what culinary tools you have on hand, how much time you have to cook, and how skilled you are in the kitchen. Once you enter all of this data, a dish with detailed cooking directions is displayed. The following example demonstrates:
Other variations of this AI model include MealPlanChef, MacrosChef, and MasterChef, all of which follow a similar model. To improve employee happiness and the general work culture, I believe it would be beneficial to hire a few chefs to assist with preparing these meals and meal plans.
I think you should trust me about getting this AI tool, even though we aren’t the best of friends. Your business will only gain from it!
For this daily create, we needed to take the first sentence of a book and then add the text, “and then the dragons arrived.” I used the first sentence from the Harry Potter books and thought it turned out pretty good I think this picture represents the daily create today really well. This is because I took the first sentence from the Harry Potter books, and then added the text we were required to add since the franchise does deal with dragons every now and then, and the the picture that was generated was perfect. As you can see the house where Harry grew up in is similar to the one in the picture and then having the dragons fly overhead brings it all together.
Good afternoon, members of Aggressive Technologies. You already know me, Xander Neoteric, and I’m here to introduce you to a groundbreaking innovation that will redefine the way we create video content: the Colossyan Text-to-Speech Video Generator.
Now, let’s address the elephant in the room – I may not be your biggest fan, and the feeling might be mutual. However, today I’m not here to dwell on personal sentiments. I’m here because I recognize the potential synergy between our companies. Aggressive Technologies boasts an extensive reach and resources that could propel our product to unprecedented heights.
This Text-to-Speech Video Generator is not just another run-of-the-mill software. It’s a game-changer, seamlessly integrating cutting-edge text-to-speech technology with video production. The user can create basically anything they wanted to in video form by just giving a script and picking an avatar that they wish to convey that script. With just a few clicks, a user can create a video of a lifetime and truly inspire their intended audience. The possibilities are endless and something that I think you should really consider given your tainted reputation as of late. I am here as a saving grace and as a compromise to put our differences in the past and move forward as the leading tech giant within the field of AI. With our two companies working side-by-side, no one in their right mind would choose to challenge us and opens a path to new heights. The application offers a variety of different capabilities and you can use any background whether it be a preset background or one that you create. You can also choose any character that you want and have them say virtually anything as long as it is written out within the script.
But talk is cheap, right? Allow me to demonstrate. Here’s a clip that I created when I was making my breakthrough with my neural chip:
Impressive, isn’t it? This software offers a variety of customization options, allowing users to adjust voice characteristics, add background music, and incorporate visuals to enhance the overall impact of their videos.
By partnering with me, you can tap into a burgeoning market hungry for innovative solutions. Together, we can usher in a new era of content creation, empowering creators and businesses alike to unleash their full potential.
Thank you for your time. I’m eager to discuss how we can collaborate to bring this transformative technology to the masses. I am willing to work with you as long as the the contracts are read over by my legal team and we can push our differences aside to truly change the world for the better. If you decide this is something you want to move forward with, which it should be as I am here to help cure your reputation, we can discuss monetary compensation and the financials which will be included in the contract as well.
One of the things we had to do for our daily create for today was to pick something that may go unnoticed in everyday life and I chose something as simple as a pencil because we use them so often and for me, there are a lot of times where I am in need of one and cannot find one and do not notice that there are none near me. They are taken for granted sometimes and people do not notice how often they are needed and used.
My name is Hwei, I am a researcher of sorts and I’m here to pitch a product that you may be interested in acquiring. As much as I disagree with your grandeur plans of acquiring the world by becoming a megacorporation that controls all, I am in dire need of funding for my project, and would like to sell this product to you at the right price. Again, I am not suggesting that I am supporting your endeavors in further expansion. I am just doing what is necessary for my own vision.
Synthesia is an AI audio and video generator that uses preexisting human-like models and takes in text to create a speech video. The human model can be adjusted to meet specific requirements such as gender, age, height, and type of voice. There are already a few preset backgrounds and specs as well, such as the sales pitch and compliment modes.
This tool can be used for Aggressive Technologies to further cut costs on physical front end marketing teams and to hone in on the calculations and strategies to sell products to a wide range of customers. As AI becomes more commonplace and prevalent in the market, I believe that society will come to accept AI models as the new norm, and will be receptive to the new style of marketing and public outreach.
This is an example of what this application can do for you. If you’d like, please reach back out and I’ll be happy to negotiate pricing with you. Just know that this is a piece of my revolutionary research that your corporation could never replicate, so please make sure you think over this carefully and make the correct decision.
