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Beyond the beat: How AI interprets Lil' Wayne's lyricism

An AI parses evocative lyrics much differently from the way a human does

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Dave Friedman
Dec 03, 2023
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For reasons that espcape me, last night I was thinking about the HBO show Ballers, in which The Rock plays an ex-NFL player-turned-sports agent in Miami. Hilarity, replete with women in bikinis cavorting on yachts, ensues. It is, as you might imagine, Entourage with more testosterone and humidity. Replace Los Angeles with Miami, and, well, you get the p…

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