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今年金屬檔案網(wǎng)的愚人節(jié)整活兒是一個論AI給金屬樂分類結(jié)果把黑金屬開除的帖子。全文搬運(yùn)如下（以及機(jī)翻中文）。

MA and AI / 2023-04-01 02:05 金屬檔案網(wǎng)和人工智能

Hello everyone,
大家好哇，
There are some big changes coming to the way we do things here on MA. I'm sure most of you have noticed the recent rapid advances in AI technology, such as the amazing results that software like ChatGPT and Midjourney can produce. So we've begun to think, could something similar be used for the betterment of MA? One of our main jobs is of course to evaluate bands for inclusion on the site. This is a very time-consuming process, often leaves people dissatisfied (both mods and submitters), and while we do our utmost to reach an impartial consensus on our decisions, the human element means that there is always a degree of subjectivity involved. Would it be possible to use AI technology to develop an entirely unbiased and scientific way of determining if a band is metal?
我們金屬檔案網(wǎng)的做事方式將發(fā)生一些大的變化。我相信，你們大多數(shù)人都注意到，最近人工智能技術(shù)發(fā)展快速，例如，像ChatGPT和Midjourney這樣的軟件，可以產(chǎn)生驚人的結(jié)果。因此，我們開始思考，是否可以用類似的東西來改善金屬檔案網(wǎng)的狀況？我們的主要工作之一當(dāng)然是評估樂隊以納入網(wǎng)站。這是一個非常耗時的過程，還經(jīng)常讓人不滿意（對于修改者和提交者來說都是），雖然我們盡最大努力，想公正地達(dá)成決策共識，但人的主
觀因素則意味著，總是有一定程度的主觀性參與。有沒有可能，人工智能技術(shù)可以用來開發(fā)一種完全無偏見的科學(xué)方法，來確定一個樂隊是否是金屬樂隊？

As it turns out, yes. Yes, it is. We've spent the last couple months training an AI algorithm on hundreds and hundreds of songs of every genre and have ended up with a very solid model for predicting whether a band is metal or not to a high degree of accuracy. This means that in the near future, we will be able to evaluate band submissions completely objectively based on sound wave analysis and cold computer logic. For the moment, we will be using this AI model manually to double check the results, but we hope to eventually be able to simply let submitters give a Bandcamp or Spotify link, and the automated system will do the rest!
事實(shí)證明，是的。是的，它是。我們在過去的幾個月里，對各種流派的數(shù)百首歌曲進(jìn)行了人工智能算法的訓(xùn)練，最終得到了一個非?？煽康哪Ｐ?，可以高度準(zhǔn)確地預(yù)測一個樂隊是否是金屬樂隊。這意味著，在不久的將來，我們將能夠根據(jù)聲波分析和冷酷的計算機(jī)邏輯，完全客觀地評估樂隊提交的作品。目前，我們將手動使用這個人工智能模型來仔細(xì)檢查結(jié)果，但我們希望最終能夠簡單地讓提交者提供一個Bandcamp或Spotify鏈接，而自動系統(tǒng)將完成其余的工作。

Now, there is one small issue. Algorithms like this create their own way of "thinking" about things, so to speak, and this can sometimes find patterns and details that escape human beings. As such, one very surprising result about metal subgenres came out of our experiments. See, if we throw, say, doom metal at the model, sure, that's fine. Death metal? No problem. Traditional heavy metal? Of course! It's even quite good at determining if the more borderline genres are predominantly metal or not. But... Black metal? It was quite a shocking discovery, but it does appear that when analyzed scientifically, it turns out that black metal isn't actually metal. I know! We were taken aback, too! We even spent a good amount of time redoing the tests while tweaking the parameters and such, but the results remained very consistent: scientifically speaking, black metal is false.
現(xiàn)在，有一個小問題。像這樣的算法創(chuàng)造了他們自己 "思考 "事物的方式，可以說，這有時可以找到人類所不能發(fā)現(xiàn)的模式和細(xì)節(jié)。因此，在我們的實(shí)驗中，出現(xiàn)了一個非常令人驚訝的關(guān)于金屬亞流派的結(jié)果。你看，如果我們把——比如說，厄運(yùn)金屬——扔到模型里：當(dāng)然，這很好；死亡金屬？沒問題；傳統(tǒng)重金屬？當(dāng)然可以！它甚至能很好地確定更多的邊緣流派是否以金屬為主。但是...黑金屬？這是一個相當(dāng)令人震驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)，但在科學(xué)分析時，它似乎確實(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)，黑金屬實(shí)際上不是金屬。我知道! 我們也被嚇了一跳! 我們甚至花了大量的時間重新做測試，同時調(diào)整權(quán)重參數(shù)等，但結(jié)果仍然非常一致，即：從科學(xué)上講，黑金屬是假的。

給樂子人科普下這個開除黑金屬的梗怎么來的：因為金屬樂受眾對于金屬樂的流派分類非常講究。為了研究音樂，他們講究到了什么程度？你也知道，這個音樂類型很冷門，梗劇的播放量也才按萬來算那種。

這一點(diǎn)很容易得到證明，搜索下就可以。中文互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的搜索很爛，譯者自己用的方法仍然是【負(fù)責(zé)者】索引法。先去用孤島APP原生那個樂色搜索功能粗篩（你在本文頭圖看到的就是粗篩的截圖。我都覺得索然無味），然后再找?guī)讉€內(nèi)容負(fù)責(zé)者進(jìn)行二次篩查，這樣，你就能稍微逆時間軸搜索到想要的內(nèi)容。

Now, what shall we do about this? Remove all black metal from the site? Well, it sounded crazy at first, but the more we thought about it... It might actually make sense. MA has always prided itself on its accuracy, and now that it can be scientifically proven that a good number of bands on here aren't metal, it stands to reason that they shouldn't be here at all. It's not completely unprecedented either, since there have been purges of some niche subgenres in the past, though on a much smaller scale. In the end, we think that the opportunity to be 100% consistent and objective in how we do things trumps the inconvenience. Besides, let's face it, I think deep down we all know that black "metal" has always been the worst subgenre. This move should also cut down on at least 70% of band-related drama on the site. Overall, I think we can consider this a win-win.
現(xiàn)在，我們應(yīng)該怎么做呢？從網(wǎng)站上刪除所有黑金屬？嗯，一開始聽起來很瘋狂，但我們越想越覺得...... 它實(shí)際上可能是有意義的。金屬檔案網(wǎng)一直以它的準(zhǔn)確性為榮，而現(xiàn)在它可以被科學(xué)地證明，這里的很多樂隊都不是金屬樂隊，按理說他們根本就不應(yīng)該在這里。這也不是完全沒有先例，因為過去也有對一些小眾次類型的清除，盡管規(guī)模要小得多。最后，我們認(rèn)為，在我們做事的過程中保持100%的一致性和客觀性的機(jī)會勝過了不便。此外，讓我們面對現(xiàn)實(shí)吧，我想在內(nèi)心深處我們都知道，黑 "金屬 "一直是最糟糕的亞流派。此舉也應(yīng)該減少網(wǎng)站上至少70%的與樂隊有關(guān)的鬧劇?？偟膩碚f，我認(rèn)為我們可以認(rèn)為這是一個雙贏。

This is why, in the next few days, we will begin to remove BM bands from the site. This will be a gradual effort since every band needs to be evaluated again. Of course, many black metal bands also incorporate elements from the true metal genres in their sound, and these will be allowed to remain if they are determined to be predominantly metal. This way, you can at least rest assured that the better bands in the genre will stay on MA.
這就是為什么，在接下來的幾天里，我們將開始從網(wǎng)站上刪除黑金屬樂隊。這將是一個漸進(jìn)的努力，因為每個樂隊都需要被重新評估。當(dāng)然，許多黑金屬樂隊其實(shí)也在他們的聲音中融入了真正的金屬流派的元素，如果他們被確定為以金屬為主，這些樂隊將被允許保留。這樣，你至少可以放心，該流派中較好的樂隊仍會留在金屬檔案網(wǎng)上。

Thank you for your comprehension, and we hope this new technology and classification can usher in a new age of enlightenment for the metal community as a whole.
謝謝你的理解，我們希望這種新的技術(shù)和分類能夠讓整個金屬社區(qū)迎來一個新的啟蒙時代。
-HellBlazer 網(wǎng)站管理員

嗶哩嗶哩@貓在墻中 基于www.DeepL.com/Translator（免費(fèi)版）翻譯并修改

譯者沒在網(wǎng)易云申請專欄作者，就放碧站來，反正金屬圈太小眾了，這種小搬小運(yùn)，沒人看也沒人在乎，不會什么意義——譯者哪敢貪金屬大廠們在微信篳路藍(lán)縷苦心孤詣經(jīng)營公眾號的及天之功啊...心里有點(diǎn)碧數(shù)，不去網(wǎng)易云丟人現(xiàn)眼了罷。微信？你就當(dāng)在微信運(yùn)營公眾號是我的達(dá)摩克里斯之劍吧，我就是不過去，不怕它掉下來砍我。

附1：金屬檔案網(wǎng)2022愚人節(jié)整活兒

Genre policy update / 2022-04-01 01:20

You know, every year I think nobody will be fooled by the joke, and yet... Some of you always provide some amusement. No, we're not really getting rid of genres, that would be really silly. Happy April Fools.

去年的愚人節(jié)玩笑就聲稱要把一些金屬流派開除出去...好家伙，今年的玩笑把這個坑填上/包袱撿回來了，而且借的是人工智能的手。

附2：金屬檔案網(wǎng)2021愚人節(jié)整活兒

前年2021的整活兒是把一些金屬樂隊的大頭貼換成貓貓。網(wǎng)址今年仍然可用，不過也就那個意思罷了，小打小鬧。https://cats.metal-archives.com/

Wow, that little joke blew up, huh? Cool to see so many people enjoying the feline band pictures. So much so that our traffic more than doubled, and the server had a hard time keeping up. Sorry about the slowness!（指管理員準(zhǔn)備在愚人節(jié)整活兒，但是換頭像網(wǎng)站和標(biāo)題為貓的帖子2021-04-02 00:38才公開。）
Thanks to Black Metal Cats Twitter, sadanduseless.com, various cat pic subreddits, and many, many other random sources from Google Image Search for the material.
Happy April Fools to all, and by general demand, if you want to keep browsing MA with cats instead of humans... Now you can!