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Ravioli Radio
Radio Show Week 2
Tuesday
We got quite organized in week one. I thought we had planned for different people to put the different sections together and then one person takes the sections and make it all one. I had volunteered for the final edit and put the sections together. I did not explain well enough the idea and I was left to put it all together. (I realized this before Tuesday) I do not mind really. I think my character had the least number of lines to record. She isn’t chatty like the other characters. I had a vision any way and I think the most time. The group was supper prompt about meeting the recording deadline (Tuesday) and getting everything recorded and put on Sound Cloud. They have really been a joy to work with. We just all didn’t click the enable download button. Yes, that included me. I went and fixed mine and then sent out directions in the group chat. So here is hoping that it is fixed soon. I am probably losing a day to work on this project waiting for everyone to fix the download mistake. I hadn’t finished typing and the problem was being corrected. Really a great group.
Wednesday I spent putting the majority of A, B, and C together.
Well, I intended to get back to writing out the rest of the week but didn’t. I chatted with the group some more on Discord and we divided the editing duties up. I did A, B and C and other group members did the others. On Friday Morning I put the show together and saw we were short time by about 10 mins. We needed more dialog. So Laday Alice got more insulting, and Sol found more words to say. Summers made more commercials to add to the breaks. I think we pulled it together really well. We all have different class and work schedules but managed to find time to communicate and put something really nice together. I would totally do a group project with them again. I know I had a lot of fun editing the dialog and adding the sounds of the audience. I hope people like it as much as I loved putting my parts together.
Who is She Talking Too?
I found an audio assignment 1665 Have a Phone Conversation with Yourself. I decided to use this for Lady Alice’s part of the radio show. You get a sneak peek at the show and are left hanging on what is fully going on.
Have fun guessing what is being said on the other side of the phone.
Well, that was an interesting phone call.
Wonder Craft – Pitch by Lady Alice
Hello everyone My name is Lady Alice Smythe.
I would like to introduce you to Wonder Craft. The following was made by the AI algorithm used by Wonder Craft. I gave it the information I wanted it to use in a disorganized manner. After reading I will show you what it had to work with. Enjoy!
Welcome to “AI Uses,” an exploration into the transformative capabilities of artificial intelligence in content creation. Whether you are a marketer looking to craft compelling promotional materials, an entrepreneur seeking to build your brand, or an educational content creator aiming to elevate e-learning experiences, AI offers a myriad of opportunities to revolutionize your approach. The advent of AI writing tools has empowered even the least creative among us, providing an avenue for expression and communication. Such tools are invaluable for busy individuals, saving time without compromising on quality. Acquiring an algorithm that can seamlessly craft blogs, novels, or podcasts—like the dynamic Wondercraft—can not only enhance productivity but also open revenue streams, as any content created can potentially generate income. Imagine the advantages as a marketing or advertising agency, where AI can assist in fabricating audio ads ripe with appeal, or a business using thought-leading podcasts to establish industry authority. Educational content creators can harness AI to produce compelling audio and video content, enriching the learning experience.
News and media publishers might find AI to be a strategic ally in broadening their audience, converting written articles into captivating audio narratives. Audiobook producers and authors can turn stories into immersive listening experiences, while digital writers and bloggers can transform their written content into engaging podcasts. For freelance audio editors and producers, AI tools offer advanced capabilities to craft high-quality podcasts and audiobooks. Corporate communications and human resource departments can leverage AI to enhance internal communications and training, and language learning platforms can create engaging audio materials to aid effective learning. Moreover, translators and localization agencies could utilize AI to streamline and scale their operations, offering multilingual content with ease. Brands and advertisers also stand to benefit, infusing their campaigns with innovation and engaging potential customers in novel ways.
With AI like Wonder Craft, starting a project is as simple as setting up a user ID and choosing your desired format—be it a blog, story, or podcast. It’s tailored for those who value efficiency and creativity, packaged within a user-friendly interface. In a world where user agreements are often skimmed, integrating terms that secure the proprietary rights to generated content can protect the interests of algorithm owners. Such provisions might even permit tapping into the lucrative potential of content monetization. As we navigate the digital landscape, AI tools emerge as instrumental allies, especially for those in the business of communication and storytelling. “AI Uses” invites you to consider the infinite possibilities that artificial intelligence brings to the table, heralding a new era of content creation accessible to the general public and professionals alike. Welcome to the future of creativity.
I think it explained the case beautifully of brining Wounder Craft into the fold of Aggressive Technologies owned assets. Here is a sample of the unorganized thoughts I gave it to work with.
The merits of using AI to write a blog, novel, or story for you. It can help people that are not creative. It can save time for busy people. Acquiring an algorithm that already does this is important. You could embed in the user agreement that you own any and everything you put into the program. If a person uses the program to make a blog, or book that makes money the company can collect. No one reads user agreements. You could encourage people to use the program to make business presentations or sales pitches. The owner of the algorithm could use it for corporate espionage. It would be in Aggressive technologies best interest to by Wonder Craft.
I also chose how many minutes I wanted it to take to read. There is also an audio option with different voices to choose from with variable reading speeds. These are all available to download. You only receive 4 free credits. After that you have to choose a plan to pay for more use. There is also an option to email and ask for help creating a custom plan for you. The more you are willing to pay the more options you have for voices and voice cloning. To produce the track, I had made with audio would be 3.4 credits. I hope you enjoyed this presentation and realize the merits of this new company.
Well Lady Alice made quite the compelling speech there. I emailed the company asking about student plans. There is a student discount code WONDERSCHOOL25 for 25% off monthly plan. I also have made a pod cast script using Wonder Craft and a short story I wrote for a different assignment. Pilot | Listen on wondercraft.ai and the assignment Hear it Here – and a Podcast? – HURKLE-DURKLING Thoughts for DS106 (hurkledurkling.com)
Lady Alice’s reaction to propaganda & PSA
The following are the privet thoughts of a fictional character in a fictional universe. The opinions expressed here are not to be confused with the author’s personal thoughts and opinions. Any similarities to real people are a coincidence.
Another day and more propaganda. Really another sinister poster trying to convince me to trust a computer? People are full of errors why would something they make be perfect? Well, I am sure the AI are smarter than most people and it would be doing them a favor to trust it.
look another poster…we are so friendly let us help you! It is so funny what the weak will believe.
:lol that one was funny. Anyone that knows political history should know what that referenced. I wonder how many people got the warning in it or did everyone think it was just about helping? I want to say it is hard to believe it got past the sensors but not really people are dumb. Oh well you can’t fix stupid just rule over it.
A new video time to check this out.
Wel well an intern made it in the video. I wonder what her online presents is like. I bet there is something I can use here. She could be an easy mark and another way in to get information. Aggressive Technologies admits it openly they are spying on you, and no one bats and eye. That’s still so funny to me “a force for good”. Who’s good? Well soon to be my good after I run the place. No one is going to be allowed to spy on me and control my life. Safety, convenience, and wellbeing my ass. Well, I guess not for the company ha ha ha. Well, I am aggressive because I care to take over. Not a bad commercial I am sure it will do its job for the company. But how to use it for my gain….
PSA – Everlast Robotic Pets
I knew I wanted to do something with AI pets, when possible, this semester. I thought with a PSA it was a great opportunity. I watched Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers as a child. There is an episode with a robotic cat that is good until Fat Cat finds a way to make it bad. This gave me inspiration for the project.
What pulls on heart strings better than children? Pets. What if you could have a pet that never died. A pet you wouldn’t have to get a pet sitter for. A dog that never needed to go out in the middle of the night. Who wouldn’t want a pet like that as long as it acted and looked real for the most important parts! I bring you the Everlast Robotic Pet line. But Something has happened! A computer virus has been created to harm these pets!
For the sounds you hear I used clips I found on Free sound. You will find links for some of them below. For the voice I used https://www.narakeet.com
I watched another student’s work and really like the quality of the voice. They listed what website they used, and I book marked it for later use. I accidently closed the tab to their blog post so I regretfully cannot link it. I tried to find it but obviously have failed to do so. You know who you are so many people commented about how they were going to use your walk through of the process you did. Narakeet was a great find.
https://freesound.org/embed/sound/iframe/236236/simple/medium/
https://freesound.org/embed/sound/iframe/340062/simple/medium/
After I had my PSA all planned out, I saw this post A frank warning | raptnrent.me and wanted to add Frank with a doom and gloom message. So, I went through the steps (and didn’t need to read the instruction document this time!) and made my Frank without Franks voice. I used Wave2lip to make franks mouth match the recording I made with Narakeet. I then used Adobe Premier Rush to put the video together. I used pictures I had taken or made with Adobe generative AI to give you something to look at while the PSA played. I hope you enjoy!
To connect this to my character Lady Alice E. Smythe I will explain her feelings on the subject. She is quite annoyed that someone has figured out her plan to use Everlast Pets to spy on people. She had worked on this scheme for some time to help her collect information for her hostile takeover of Aggressive Technologies. She is now going to have to have the code reworked to get around the new antivirus software or figure out how to piggyback on what Aggressive Technologies is doing to spy on people. She will put some comments on chat boards to discredit the online chatter about using pets as spies. This company is poised to run the world in secret so she will do everything to be the one to run the company. AI can be a useful ally as long as it is under her control.
Lady Alice the Investor
This week I chose the option of one big assignment. I needed to make a video of my character speaking with Dr Oblivion and connect it all to Aggressive Technologies. I instantly knew I wanted to make Alice into an investor. But she is not a person to be satisfied with just being a part of a company she wants to be the boss. While Lady Alice knows she is smarter than everyone she also knows she needs to research before doing something new. This is how I approached this topic.
I started by going to visit the good Doctor. I asked him questions multiple times to hear his different answers. I downloaded the answers. I asked him leading questions to get him to mention certain things in his answer. I then wrote a script for Lady Alice Smythe. I used Audible to edit and piece together the many answers I had from Dr. Oblivion. Here is one I ended up not using.
Same question with 2 different answers.
I then went through the process of taking my mp3 and pairing it with the face. It was easier than I thought it would be after I figured out what to do. There was just a little trouble on getting started on my part. I skipped a step and didn’t realize it at first and was so lost. After a few minutes of feeling confused I found my user error and was rewarded with success! I was so over the top pleased with myself on being able to do this.
I then turned my attention to Lady Alice E. Smythe. I have a cold, so my clogged nasal voice was not an option this week. So, I turned to text to speech programs on the internet. I listened to many. I found Textmagic and liked the easiness and rang of voices I had to pick from.
With the voice done now I just needed to give her a face. I didn’t like what I could find online. To be honest I didn’t look too long. I contacted a friend I hadn’t seen in a while and asked If I could use their face. I am happy to say she said yes. I took some photos of her off of Facebook and used Adobe Photoshop to get rid of people and change the setting. I then used these photos to tell a story.
I would like to do more with the photos and get a video of my friend to play with in the future. I will have to see what she thinks of this first.
You may notice a lack of subtitles or not depending on when you view this I may have already gone back and added them.
While I didn’t have Alice actually appear to be speaking her part I like that I had different pictures to use to tell a bit of what is going on. I think I made it more interesting than just the same stiff heads going back and forth to look at. I also Like how I have introduced Aggressive Technologies to Alice’s story and what her interaction with the company will look like. Lady Alice has money and believes she is always the best person for the job.
Lady Alice and Aggressive Technologies – aggressive connection
When I thought of Lady Alice E. Smythe I gave her a trust fund. This has turned into quite the opportunity. Lady Alice does not have to work and climb a corporate ladder she can buy the company! She knows she is the smartest person in the room so why not be the boss? Lady Smythe is going to be a potential investor in Aggressive Technologies. Will she be happy with just being on the board you ask? Not a chance. She will be looking at how to take over the place. Chairman of the board or majority stake holder is what she has her eyes set on. This company is positioning itself for being a shadow governing body, a puppet master of the world. Alice is not going to sit around and let someone other than her control her fate or lot in life. The weak are stupid and need to get out of her way.
Alice will be doing background research on anyone she thinks she can use to take control of this business. A gossiping secretary, mailroom worker, an over worked assistant, and anyone on the board. She will need leverage, and ways to exploit everyone and anyone to put herself at the top. Alliances will be made and broken when necessary.
When the time is right, she will make her moves. This is her newest interest a takeover of Aggressive Technologies.
911 what’s your emergency?
The following is a fake 911 call Lady Alice E Smythe made as a child. It is an example of her character trait of knowing more than everyone else. I estimate her age in the recording to be around 9 years old. sit back and enjoy listing to the “emergency”.
40X40cm WindowGlass Carpet 3 by P.jezsek
Rat in the attic, possum in the roof by Darius Kedros
Slam door by Soundsforhim
Cat Angry Hissing 01 by promete
The voices are mine or my 9-year-old child. I made her so it counts.
I hope you enjoyed the little story as much as I enjoyed making it.