[Huawei Developers] Martin Bieber:
Augmented Creativity​

Art, architecture, academia, science, music, and more…the enriching beauty of creativity takes many forms. Today, the confluence of AI and other emerging technologies is forging a new paradigm of creativity, one in which scientific discovery will accelerate, innovation will be within the grasp of the many, and artistic creation will be possible for all.

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Education, Leisure & Recreation, Media, Pharmaceuticals

Trial & Error Innovation

The process of innovation is full of experimentation and false starts. As there are no predetermined paths to success, it’s crucial to understand how to manage risk and improve success rates. Countless forks tend to punctuate the research pathway and it’s not uncommon for a team to spend decades on a single project. This partly explains why Nobel Prize winners are often well advanced in their careers.

Today’s explorers may find the keys for unlocking the future in the shape of algorithms trained with massive datasets and smart devices applied in every area of life. Using these keys, the time we spend on experimentation can be greatly reduced and success rates dramatically increased. As more people have access to the tools for creativity, we will go reach past innovation and empower mass innovation.

Protecting IPR & Encouraging Creativity

The protection of intellectual property (IP) is the foundation of the innovation economy. However, the mechanisms for IP protection still need to be improved. As the Internet becomes more advanced, the volume of content is growing explosively. Duplicated content from unknown sources may represent violations of IP but such violations are hard to identify. Much stronger protections are needed for the rights of content creators.

It is also possible that fake news reports may be created using AI, and we will need to rely on AI to identify and eliminate them. AI generates text using probability-based algorithms to choose words and phrases. Therefore, systems can use these same rules to detect articles written by AI, and to weed out fake news reports or stories that are not properly sourced. Supporting original content will encourage the healthy development of media outlets, more in-depth articles and insights, and more investigative reporting by professional journalists. AI technologies can protect journalists who advocate for integrity, independence, and quality.

AI-inspired Creativity

As intelligent applications expand in the creative sector and intelligent devices become ubiquitous, everyone will be able to capture the inspiration they find in the world around them and incorporate it into their own creations with the help of AI. In February 2019, Huawei unveiled a unique version of the Symphony No. 8 in London, complete at last. Lucas Cantor, a US film composer, analyzed 90 Schubert songs and some other works that influenced the young composer, then fed this input into an AI system on his smartphone. With the help of the Dual-Neural Processing Unit (NPU) AI accelerator embedded in his smartphone, Cantor produced a new ending. Every note in the new parts of the last two movements was generated by the AI, but the unique style of Schubert could be clearly identified in the melodies and harmonies of the new piece. AI technology offers these opportunities to anyone who wants to create something new, while retaining the spirit of past great works. Once again, classical music can become a vital, innovative artform.

In the future, everyone will nurture and grow their ideas through platforms that support their creativity, then transform their ideas into concrete works. Before long, machines will be helping all of us make our dreams come true.