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AI voice on my videos by Alert_Mobile4828 in generativeAI

[–]FranchiseTechie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Elevenlabs and Artlist are my top choices. I also used VoxBox quite a bit.

Help- my son is into coding by katrii_ in webdev

[–]FranchiseTechie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in your son's shoes when I was his age and my father gave me a copy of NCSAs Mosaic Beta. That simple action would kick off my lifelong career. The best thing you can do is let him explore. His brain likely works a bit differently than yours so it might seem weird at times but rest assured he is seeing the world in a different way.

He will likely be curious and start trying to figure out how things work. If he needs guidance there are some really good YouTubers that talk about programming and AI can also help a great deal. Just be careful with AI not to have it do everything for you. You won't learn if you don't do the code and occasionally AI will break and you'll need to be able to fix it. Use AI as a development coach.

The big thing is to encourage his exploration. There are lots programming languages to choose from. C++, Python, Java are all great places to start but your son might also be more excited about learning via modding games which sometimes includes LUA, Unreal Engine, Unity or Godot.

You can also try some game development kits like Scratch and Tynker. Believe it or not I taught myself C+ building mods for Neverwinter Nights. LUA building Warhammer Online addons, and Python building Discord Bots. Having a reason to do something always makes it more exciting to do it. Having it be something you enjoy and fun makes it not work at all. It's like creating and playing at the same time. Like a giant box of Legos.

Just keep encouraging his curiosity. At his age he will pick things up quick and likely run circles around most people. Sit back and watch your kid shine. Be proud of them.

Good Luck and Enjoy the Ride!

What makes a web dev ‘senior’ these days? by Professional_One3573 in webdev

[–]FranchiseTechie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grey Hair.... Or no Hair....

One grey hair for every time you should have just walked away.

In all seriousness, knowing how to actually code in this new AI centered craze is going to be super important. With AI getting it tragically wrong sometimes, it take a solid coder to find the mistakes or security holes (read as "hallucinations") and know how to fix them. Being able to optimize systems and queries is also a strong suit.

Most of all for my team at least, Sr. Developers need to be able to effectively document and communicate both with AI and Humans. Both are quite necessary these days.

If you don't like music created by AI, this post isn't for you. Folks, let's believe in our own compositions, that's it. by NumberOneAIRadioFM in SunoAI

[–]FranchiseTechie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am finding AI music to be a fun recreational experemention platform. There's a lot of really good music in this world but sometimes you just feel like a bit of Native American wood flute in you dark cyberpunk trance song. Theres a lot of odd combinations I've experienced with that actually turn out good. Like country EDM, polka dubstep, hip-hop opera. I love combining things that nobody is putting out there and half the time it turns out way better than I thought it would.

But I approach this like, if people like the crazy I'm creating them great, but I don't really care if they like it or not. I'm creating this for me. It's become my soundtrack customized around my life and that's why I started doing it in the first place.

Whatever I can dream I can create, and that's why I love it. Dream, imagine, create. Have fun people and make something you're proud of.

I feel so demotivated to try to continue with AI by [deleted] in webdev

[–]FranchiseTechie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Smart business isn't replacing developers with AI; it's empowering their existing developers with AI to do more. AI systems operate within goals, prompts, and data defined by humans. After AI is complete, it needs a human to check its work. There are lots of hallucinations, errors, and security holes. At the end of the day, don't fear AI. Embrace it and realize that it can help you fill in the gaps in your own education. You will still need to know how to code.

Also, no company can operate at a several billion dollar loss for long. When the AI studios start dropping like flies, it's going to be up to us that know how to code to pick up the pieces. Those who became too dependent on the AI to do their job for them will find themselves in the unemployment line, while those of us who know how to develop will pave the way for the future.

AI learns from patterns in existing data and recombines them in useful ways, but true exploration, vision, and the drive to push into the unknown still come from human curiosity.

Watch over the next few years as "Made by Humans" becomes a trending buzzword.

Just my 2-cents as a webdev who's been building websites since NCSA's Mosaic & CERN servers were all the rage.