Now and then: from the music of the Beatles to the fight against corruption with the power of artificial intelligence.

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On November 2, 2023, there were quite a few exciting things going on in the global music industry. After the song was released “Now and later” From group 4 the Beetles or The Beatles from Liverpool came out. It makes the hearts of fans or Beatlemania lovers all over the world renewed. Because in reality, this great band has been breaking up since 1970, and two of the band members have died, including John Lennon, who was shot to death in New York in 1970. In 1980 and George Harrison, who died of lung cancer in 2001.

It can be said that technological advances have made this song possible since the day the late John composed and recorded his vocals and piano in rough detail. At his home in New York in the late 1970s, before his death in 1980.

Previously, there was an attempt to “unpack” this song. The story begins in 1994, after John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Yoko Ono, John's widow, gave the cassette tape that John recorded for a demo to Paul, where the three remaining members at the time carved out their vocals and recorded their own music before Dubbing, which is the process of adding new sounds to the audio. . They then wrote and produced works such as “Free as a Bird”, which was released in 1995 and included on the band's triple album Anthology 1, and “Real love”, which was released once and appeared on the song's soundtrack. For a 1988 documentary titled Imagine: John Lennon, the song was rewritten by the remaining members in 1996 for Anthology 2.

Among the songs that John recorded there was a song with a noise called the main hum or electric hum, and Real Love actually had this problem, but it was not serious. While working on the song, George swore that the recording quality was very poor. Then the three of them surrendered. Then I stopped listening to this song because I couldn't continue.

However, when the world changes there is new technology coming. The only two remaining members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, were inspired to continue the song with the support of Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings, who had been involved in the Beatles' work since taking over the band. Responsibility for making the band's documentary film Get Back, which will be released in 2021.

“Now and Then” would not have been possible without Peter’s use of modern artificial intelligence technology known as Machine Assisted Learning, or MAL, short for the band’s former tour manager. Name is Mal Evan

Peter and his team used MAL to process the cassette tapes that recorded the demos. By separating John's vocals from the noise. John's voice was then combined with George's pre-recorded guitar sound. Including Paul and Ringo's bass and drums. And the sound of stringed instruments from the team of musicians who came to help. Paul also composed some of the lyrics for perfection. This piece of music even succeeded as the band's final song

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There are several advantages to using MAL: First, it allows for precise separation of vocals and music. This is difficult to do with traditional methods, and secondly, it allows sounds to be separated into separate files. This makes it easier to use later, such as when singing covers or creating new songs.

But it also has some limitations, such as not always being accurate. Especially if the sounds and music are complex.

Peter also directed the music video for the song. As of this writing, it has received nearly 35 million views. In the music video, Peter combines old footage of the members with photos of Paul and Ringo in the present day. It was as if the four of them had played this song together perfectly. With lyrics and style that have a Phychedelic Rock vibe, it makes listeners feel nostalgic for the late 1960s, as if the song is a “time machine” that takes listeners back in time. One 70-year-old fan even commented under a YouTube clip of The Beatles' channel that “I listened and suddenly there were tears because the Beatles were my childhood world. Listening to the song through a music video with John, Paul, George and Ringo together. Makes you think of the happy past. That's it.” Everything, including the people I loved, was taken away by time after 40 years, so it was very precious to me.

Image source: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/beatles-final-song-now-then-music-video-watch/story?id=104603955

The Beatles are back this time. It is an important event in the music industry. It demonstrates the potential of technology to help humans create music that represents a new chapter in history. It shows the power of music to travel through time and connect people.

As of writing this article, December 8th, the 43rd anniversary of John's death, is approaching, and this year will likely be special due to the wave of new music that has just been released. John's memorial, which is usually held annually at Strawberry Fields in New York City's Central Park, will be another special year.

In addition to December 8, the next day, December 9, will be International Anti-Corruption Day. This is another important day for the people of the world as all countries will demonstrate their shared intention that corruption is an impediment to national progress and a major obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

This year is also special because it is the year in which the Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), the first and only convention dedicated to fighting corruption, turns 20.

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Speaking of corruption prevention and suppression in recent times, there have been attempts to apply artificial intelligence such as machine learning to the music industry as well. Especially its use to enhance transparency and combat corruption. Since cheating in exams, dishonesty in writing a thesis or research paper, falsifying documents, there are even cheaters in marathons. Most importantly, who commits fraud in spending budget funds that come from public taxes? In this latest issue, there are many methods, such as:

  • Train machine learning to identify patterns in financial data that may indicate fraud, such as unusual transactions. Or it occurs at unusual times to alert them to investigate and prevent corruption that may occur.
  • It is used to detect anomalies in procurement data, for example to identify contracts awarded to ineligible companies. Companies that offer inflated prices or those that have not undergone a transparent competition process or have a relationship with each other
  • It is used to monitor the online activities of government officials. For example, following social media posts that indicate a lack of transparency.
  • In this regard, many countries have used artificial intelligence to develop corruption detection work, e.g

  • In China, the Chinese Auditor General (CNAO) used artificial intelligence to help analyze spending data for people eligible for welfare benefits. This makes it easier to identify scammers. It is used to help with big data analysis and real-time monitoring, and if there is something unusual, it will be notified immediately.
  • While in Brazil, the Brazilian Court of Accounts (TCU) created artificial intelligence called ALICE, ADELE, MONICA and SOFIA for use in organizations to store and analyze big data and assess corruption risks in the public sector. Especially purchases
  • As for Thailand, from 2020 onwards, the State Audit Office is cooperating with the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) and the Digital Government Development Agency (Public Institution) (Public Institution) (Public Institution) to conduct a project A pilot called “Artificial Intelligence for Performance Auditing” or AI for PA to use artificial intelligence to help analyze and search data from a performance audit database.
  • For the past 20 years, countries around the world have been fighting corruption and working together to deal with this problem that has been deeply rooted in human society for a long time. However, this problem has not disappeared but AI will be a modern technology that will change the world in every industry. Not only the music industry but it will also be a tool to fight corruption, which would impose huge costs on those who consider making mistakes. At the very least, AI can investigate large amounts of data in depth without getting tired or tired. I can not sleep. If we look at it from that perspective, it would probably make those who don't like him feel more or less cold.

    Writing information

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Opxhh9Oh3rg
    https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/beatles-final-song-now-then-music-video-watch/story?id=104603955
    https://www.upworthy.com/the-beatles-last-song-now-and-then
    https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/anticorruptionday/campaign.html

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