Life with Machines How An AI Song Broke the Internet | King Willonious (Ep. 1)
I sat down with King Willonius, the genius behind “BBL Drizzy.” We talked about his journey from making the live serialized audio drama "The Young and The Thirsty" to creating the first AI-generated hit song. We explore Willonius’ innovative blend of music, comedy, tech, and futuristic storytelling. And we ask: How is AI reshaping the boundaries of artistic expression?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:41 Willonius's early life with machines
13:42 Starting over after success
21:21 Ad
24:03 Willonius enters the AI world
28:36 Willonius starts making an AI video every week
35:33 How BBL Drizzy went megaviral
39:13 The making of BBL Drizzy
50:13 AI lowers the barrier to entry for creators and artists?
57:12 A fairer AI system for artists
01:00:25 Willonius meets BLAIR, our custom AI producer
01:06:48 A rap battle between Willonius and BLAIR
01:07:11 Bonus epilogue
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Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston
Executive Producer and Showrunner: Misha Euceph
Senior Producer and Writer: Alex Stone
Associate Producer: Layne Deyling Cherland
Editor, Videographer, and Audio Engineer: Mike O’Brien, Voicing Change Media.
Theme Music: Andy Clausen
Set design: Elizabeth Stewart, Cesar Reyes, and Layne Deyling Cherland
Special Envoy to the Machines: Peter Loforte
Life with Machines is a Voicing Change Media production.
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