The Ballad of John Henry (and the AI)

The Ballad of John Henry (and the AI) episodes

February 03 John Henry And The AI (LLM really)
A parody of the folk song about the man who beat a steam drill in a contest--an allegory about old technology beating new technology when wielded by a human being,
3 min
January 31 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
3 min
January 17 John Henry and the AI
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
5 min

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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…