Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Incognito.
Artist Holly Herndon created an AI clone of her voice that can sing in any languages and in any tone. In her music, Holly shows how AI can enhance the power and artistry of the voice.
About Holly Herndon
Holly Herndon is an American musical artist based in Berlin. She uses artificial intelligence to transform her physical image and her singing voice.
She has toured the globe for her musical albums PROTO (4AD) and Platform (4AD). Recently, she did so accompanied by a choir composed of human and AI voices. In 2022, Herndon won the STARTS Prize for artistic exploration, the grand prize of the European Commission honoring innovation in technology, industry and society stimulated by the arts.
Herndon earned her doctorate in composition at Stanford University working with the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. She also has a podcast, Interdependence, where she makes her research process public.
Holly's TED Talk will be available soon.
This segment of the TED Radio Hour was produced by James Delahoussaye and edited by Katie Simon. You can follow us on Twitter @TEDRadioHour and email us at TEDRadio@npr.org.
Web Resources
Related TED Bio: Holly Herndon
Related TED Talk: How AI could compose a personalized soundtrack to your life
Related TED Playlist: Live music, onstage at TED
Related NPR Links
Holly Herndon's AI Baby Sings To Her 'Godmother'
An Invasion Of Intimacy, And The Song That Followed
Review: 'Platform,' Holly Herndon
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