Thoughtful Things launches Engram AI sampler Kickstarter campaign
Music startup Thoughtful Things has launched a Kickstarter campaign for its new instrument called Engram.
Local AI model runs offline
The device operates without an internet connection by running a tiny AI model locally. Founder Evan King describes the unit as a field recorder for latent space that circuit-bends small models.
Training data remains licensed only
The company states it trained its audio models on open datasets containing commercially licensed audio. They confirmed they will not train their systems on non-commercial or stolen data.
Firmware plans allow custom tweaks
Thoughtful Things intends to open up the firmware so others can tweak the software or load custom models. The goal is to create experimental sounds rather than ready-made radio hits.
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