<![CDATA[The Ballad of John Henry (and the AI)]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/the-ballad-of-john-henry-and-the-ai Parody Lyrics by Paul Schindler

Vocals by The Welsh Wonder

Melody: traditional American Folk Song "The Ballad of John Henry" (1870s).

John Henry was about the struggle between man and machine (steam drill) for jobs in the railroad industry. Much the same today, people are trying to prove they are better than AI (the idiot LLM technology). Hint: yes people are smarter. Better search engines? No. Better creators? Yes. No LLMs were harmed in the composition and recording of this song. #folksongs #AI

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Vocals by The Welsh Wonder

Melody: traditional American Folk Song "The Ballad of John Henry" (1870s).

John Henry was about the struggle between man and machine (steam drill) for jobs in the railroad industry. Much the same today, people are trying to prove they are better than AI (the idiot LLM technology). Hint: yes people are smarter. Better search engines? No. Better creators? Yes. No LLMs were harmed in the composition and recording of this song. #folksongs #AI

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