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Will one day be entrusted to an artificial intelligence the care of judging the level of skills of a pianist wishing to enter the conservatory by means of a simple video sent by the candidate?

Yes, according to the latest find from researchers at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.

They have developed a computer program capable of judging a pianist's skills by watching him play,

Presse-Citron 

reported on

Sunday.

To get there, the researchers had to train the AI ​​to spot the different levels.

In total, 61 videos taken on YouTube were used to develop a catalog.

A skilled musician rated each performance, giving scores from 1 to 10. This data was then used to feed an artificial neural network that enabled the AI ​​to become an expert in judging the performances of pianists.

64 to 74% of good judgments

The AI ​​judged the musicians on several criteria.

Regarding the technical skills of pianists, the AI ​​agrees 74% with the choices of the qualified musician.

It's better than when the AI ​​had to assess game speed, dynamics and clarity, audibly, says

Presse-Citron

.

There, the score is 64%.

The researchers are aware that their tool has not yet become an expert and admit that there is room for improvement.

The aim is to make music lessons accessible to a larger number of people.

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