President Medal to six including B. Shekar of Mangaluru
Bengaluru, Jan 25: Total six persons including Mangaluru Pandeshwara fire brigade personnel B Shekhar were given the President's Medal for 2018-19.
Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
Deputy director (technical) in the head office of the Bengaluru Fire and Emergency Services, Shivakumar was given the Fire Service Medal for Gallantry for the present year.
Medal for Distinguished Service
In the same way, Bengaluru North Zone fire service officer Devaraj, Bengaluru EPMS unit district fire service officer T Parthasarathi, Sankeshwara fire station officials MB Mudhol and Honnali fire station assistant fire service officer Thippeshappa were given the President's Medal for Distinguished Services.
'No medal for police this time'
The President's Medal to be given during every Republic Day were not announced this time. As ADGP Dr RP Sharma has brought stay order from the court against giving President Medals, the Central government has not announced the list of police personnel prepare for the medals, police sources said.
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AI reshaping music, filmmaking in Kannada cinema
Bengaluru: Artificial Intelligence is slowly changing the way music and creativity are produced in the Kannada film industry, raising concerns among musicians, singers and technicians, The New Indian Express reported on Sunday.
Music composer, actor and director V Manohar reportedly said, AI is being used to write lyrics, especially in low-budget movies. Once lyrics are generated, AI can suggest thousands of tunes. It even asks whether the voice should be male or female. With one click, a complete song is ready.
“If this continues, singers and musicians will have less or no work in the coming days. But it may not succeed either. A few years ago, dubbing was allowed and people could watch movies in any language they preferred. But not many took to it as they wanted to watch a movie in the original,” TNIE quoted him as saying.
According to the report, Filmmaker Avinash U Shetty, a National Award winner, said resistance to new technology is not new. Those who resisted shifting from analogue to digital films years ago have now embraced it. The industry is now using only 10% of the AI potential. If it is scaled up, it can do unimaginable things. What we consider bad now, may not be after five years.
Highlighting the cost advantage, Sangamesh, an independent creator reportedly said, he made a three-minute video using AI for just Rs 4,500. Earlier, the same work would have cost nearly Rs 15 lakh. I finished the entire project in three days. The only expense was the AI software subscription, he said.
These days, it has become difficult to differentiate between the real and AI. AI is creating artistes. Scenes like war, big fights and dance can be shot with a lesser number of artistes. Then with the aid of visual effects and AI, you can achieve what you have in mind, he said.
Actor-director D P Raghuram felt that while AI has made an impact on music, it lacks emotional depth. Cinema earlier involved hard work and strong emotional connections. AI can help improve our work, but creativity should remain human, he reportedly said.
As per the report, earlier, Kannada cinema employed hundreds of junior artistes, who not only earned wages but also shared meals on sets and formed lasting bonds with stars like Dr Rajkumar, Vishnuvardhan and Ambareesh. Today, filmmakers fear that increasing dependence on AI could reduce such human connections, turning creativity into just another automated process.
