Will Douglas Heaven, a technology journalist, has recently expressed a keen interest in the drumming performances of Jorge Garrido, known online as El Estepario Siberiano, citing the musician's exceptional skill and dedication. Garrido, a Spanish drummer, gained notoriety for his high-energy cover versions of popular songs, showcasing remarkable speed and technique. Heaven discovered Garrido's YouTube channel through his daughter and has been an avid follower since.
Heaven highlighted Garrido's commitment to his craft, noting the drummer's admission of spending countless hours practicing daily for years. "At a time when machines appear to do it all, there's a kind of defiance in that level of human effort," Heaven stated. He particularly enjoys Garrido's covers of electronic music, where the drummer's performance surpasses the capabilities of drum machines. As an example, Heaven recommends Garrido's rendition of Skrillex and Missy Elliott's "Ra Ta Ta."
Heaven also expressed fascination with the emergence of increasingly realistic AI-generated videos, specifically mentioning Sora's videos depicting unusual scenarios. These videos, such as one showing Michael Jackson stealing chicken nuggets and another featuring Sam Altman eating a Pikachu, evoke a sense of the uncanny valley, a concept describing the unsettling feeling humans experience when encountering artificial entities that closely resemble, but are not quite, human. The rapid advancements in generative AI technology, exemplified by Sora, are raising complex questions about authenticity and the future of content creation.
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