The singer-songwriter has been experimenting with AI since around 2016. Holly Plus is essentially an AI model of his voice. He also did a cover of Dolly Parton's Jolene that we made a video for. You can find on YouTube where my AI voice is singing one of the greatest songs of all times.
The Verge’s Nilay Patel explains how a spurious collaboration between Drake and The Weeknd started a copyright fight over generative AI. Holly Herndon introduces her AI alterego, Holly+.
This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Avishay Artsy, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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