Memory inheritor

Chapter 218 Brave

Chapter 218 Brave (Part 2)

After hearing what Shen Qing said, Wei Hongsi understood her situation to some extent.

Her ability to reconstruct her self-awareness and adjust and reshape her emotions through music is an intrinsic behavior, and the whole process is controllable for her.

Chart rankings, song sales, fan feedback, and so on are all externally driven evaluations. The judgment is entirely determined by external factors, including unquantifiable accidental factors, which she calls "metaphysics."

Shen Qing can control the quality of her work, but she cannot determine its success. This sense of powerlessness regarding the outcome is the source of her anxiety. Temporarily withdrawing herself from the matter and blocking out related information is actually a form of self-regulation.

Wei Hongsi believes this is a very smart approach. It effectively avoids excessive adjustments caused by delayed feedback, reduces unnecessary internal friction, and builds a solid foundation for future work.

Since that's the case, he stopped mentioning the ranking event and instead told Shen Qing about the verification experiment he had done that afternoon.

Hearing Feng Weixu and Jiang Haiyang communicate directly via brainwaves, Shen Qing couldn't help but feel very interested.

A month ago, she would probably have simply marveled at the wonder of this technology. However, after recently participating in related research, especially after building a music library incorporating emotional semantics, she found it much easier to understand the fundamental principles behind this technology.

After listening, Shen Qing asked, "Is the ultimate goal of your research that kind of fully immersive gaming headset?"

"That's one way to think about it," Wei Hongsi nodded. "However, a more accurate term would be a full-sensory neural immersion device, or a closed-loop consciousness interaction terminal. If the technology can be fully realized, its applications will be very broad, with games being just one of them."

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"Okay, I understand." Shen Qing thought for a moment and said, "A completely realistic game is equivalent to creating a simulated world. The audiovisual experience alone is incomparable to current 3D and 4D movies, and it will completely revolutionize the entire film and television industry."

"It can also be used for performances," Wei Hongsi said with a smile. "For example, it can be used to live stream your concerts, allowing fans to choose any angle, which is even better than always sitting in the front row."

Shen Qing paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "If that's really the case, we won't even need venues for concerts; we can just lie at home and sing. Hmm, maybe we won't even need to sing—oh dear, wouldn't all singers be out of a job?"

Wei Hongsi said, "It shouldn't be that bad. Although it's a virtual world, it still relies on reality. If it's just singing, I've heard that AI performs quite well in that aspect, but it can't replace a real singer."

Shen Qing couldn't help but pout, and said leisurely, "You don't know, there are more and more AI singers participating in the charts now, and most of the songs they sing are also created by AI."

Wei Hongsi, who was unfamiliar with this area, asked, "What do you think of the quality of the songs created by AI?"

Shen Qing said, "It's hard to evaluate. As far as I've seen, most of the pop music created by AI consists of simple, repetitive chords. The entire song's range usually doesn't exceed one octave, and it uses a very standard periodic structure, setting an auditory anchor every 8 to 16 bars. We call it an overly definite hook."

Wei Hongsi had previously conducted spectral analysis on Shen Qing's songs, so he naturally knew what this meant. Music with these characteristics has high cognitive fluency; the brain can almost effortlessly obtain the pleasure of "guessing" it, which is equivalent to maximizing popular elements.

The auditory anchor points that Shen Qing mentioned can activate the brain's default mode network and auditory imagery area, which is key to inducing involuntary music repetition. Once in this state, even if the music is turned off, that melody fragment will automatically loop in the brain, which is what is known as "earworm".

Wei Hongsi asked, "These kinds of songs are just pop songs, right?"

"They can be considered the same category, but there are still some differences," Shen Qing explained. "AI-composed songs are relatively stable in quality, without any mistakes or highlights. Most of the catchy pop songs are not as good as those written by AI, but a few that are widely popular always have something that catches the eye, such as a particularly catchy hook."

Wei Hongsi nodded and said, "AI trained with big data mainly produces this kind of stuff, not just compositions. At least until now, AI has not yet possessed creative abilities; its works are merely statistical imitations of the general experiences of existing successful works."

Shen Qing said, "Your summary is very insightful. Among the songs created by AI, there is a category that deconstructs and imitates popular songs. Sometimes, more than one song is referenced, resulting in a very obvious sense of stitching together."

Wei Hongsi asked, "Can it reach the level of the original work?"

Shen Qing said, "Of course not. AI might handle some parts better, but the whole song lacks spirit; it's like the difference between the real Li Kui and the imposter."

Wei Hongsi said, "In that case, AI players are not a problem for you."

Shen Qing said, "If it's about song quality or singing skills, I'm not worried, but ranking is a different story. Within the same time period, the platform's traffic is basically fixed. AI song creation cycle is very short, and a large number of songs flood the platform every week, which will inevitably take away a lot of traffic."

"In addition, in terms of song style, our new song is a bit slow to warm up. Even people who like this song will probably need to listen to it three to five times before they can appreciate it. AI songs don't need that long."

Wei Hongsi said, "So you plan to let this matter sit for a couple of days, allowing the fans some time to process it?"

Shen Qing said, "More or less. But nobody can say for sure how long it will take, so it's all very unpredictable."

Wei Hongsi thought to himself, "Didn't we just decide not to talk about rankings? How did we end up talking about this again?" He said, "Aren't you interested in participating in the research on gaming headsets?"

"Oh, can I?" Shen Qing said happily. "I was just thinking that next time you do a verification test, could I experience it too?"

Wei Hongsi said, "Of course! Sound or music is a very important dimension. If you can join, it can be a great help to us. This is a long-term project. You can participate when you have free time, and you can do your own things in the rest of the time."

He was referring to the development of the "Other Shore" system, which was unrelated to the tasks assigned by the police. It was relevant to Shen Qing's major and did not have an overly tight time requirement, making it quite suitable for her.

Shen Qing nodded and said, "Okay, it's settled then."