TED Tech

What if you could sing in your favorite musician's voice? | Holly Herndon

Dec 9, 2022
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
ANECDOTE

Karaoke Experience

  • Sherrell Dorsey recounts a karaoke experience where a friend's talent overshadowed others.
  • This anecdote introduces the concept of a technology that levels the playing field.
INSIGHT

Holly+

  • Holly Herndon introduces Holly+, an AI trained on her voice that can sing in multiple languages.
  • Herndon demonstrates this by playing examples of Holly+ singing in Catalan, German, and Spanish, as well as her own music.
INSIGHT

Spawning vs. Sampling

  • Herndon explains "spawning," using AI to generate new sounds from a sound model.
  • She contrasts spawning with sampling, highlighting its potential to reanimate old media and raise ethical and IP questions.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app