A mature, awakening moment recently cut through the noise: When talking about Xania Monet – The music artist driven by AI – he made it to the river.
As the Guardian article pointed out, xania is not just a tech demo. He has real world streaming numbers, a burgeoning fanbase and is already showing how the world of music can change.
Xania is an “extension” of her creative imagination, says Creator Telisha 'Nikki' Jones. In music halls, worms are whispering: Is this a new frontier or a threat to all human musicians?
The difficulties of Xania's rise are discussed in The Guardian, which asks questions around authenticity, authenticity and what it means to act.
The important thing here – and what offended me personally – is that this is not the only “genre written by Ai” fiction.
Xania's songs are badly produced by Jones himself, and are inspired by real life, while the vocals and production happen with AI.
And that offspring of the human heart + The voice of the machine reveals something mysterious, in the best and (next) awesome way.
But there's a stack of other tweaks underneath. Voices in the music industry, such as Kehlani, have publicly criticized the idea of AI artists.
They say it slows down creativity – all that time spent searching, bleeding, sweating and making. Some say the shortcut is too wide to ignore.
But on the other hand, it's not something to bring back artists, Jones and his team argued; It's about rethinking what we mean by “artist.”
But if the message, the emotion and the story it tells is real, does it matter whether a human voice sings or a machine?
That question falls into a world where Cloconing-cloning, sound-words of reasoning and depth are no longer science fiction.
Extensive background calculation: AI voice generation and Avatars are everywhere at the moment.
Music, gaming, creating content you mean. The XANIA type of model is part of that day, multimodal systems that include Audio + Voice + Production + Persona.
It says we're transitioning from the “AI Writing Songs” to the “AI Becomes an Actor” Era. It's big.
“I think this is an opportunity and a challenge from the local area (Philippines / Sea Region).
For an independent artist or Creator, tools like this can lower the barriers: you don't need a full band or a studio to make music.
But you also risk becoming one of the DIME-A-dozen voices in a sea of artificial people if you don't put out your original vision, identity and brand.
If I were to advise – right now – some enthusiast, I would tell him to stick to his “why”.
You can take technology, but without your creative reason, technology may empower you, but they will not communicate. Also: Listen to rights, voice culture, authenticity and representation – these issues will be more present when made real.
And as it turns out, Xania Monet is more than a novelty. You are an indicator of where things are going.
How that plays out as a vicious duel in what “real music” means and doesn't mean — or, you could argue, perhaps a new age for art — is anyone's guess.
What I get: The conversation is very engaging and worth listening to.
