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Country Music Legend Randy Travis Experiments with AI Voice Technology

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– Randy Travis, a country music icon, has collaborated with Warner Music Group on an AI music experiment (The Verge, 2023)
– The AI technology was used to recreate Travis’s voice in a new song, “I’m Still Here,” released on March 31, 2023 (Billboard, 2023)
– The AI-generated vocals were created using recordings of Travis’s voice from the past, analyzed by machine learning algorithms (The Verge, 2023)
– The collaboration marks a significant step in the music industry, as AI-generated music continues to gain popularity and acceptance (Billboard, 2023)

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Hot Take:

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Well, folks, it looks like Randy Travis and the robots have teamed up to create some good ol’ fashioned country music! I’m all for innovation, but I can’t help but wonder if this is taking things a bit too far. Will we be seeing Hank Williams Jr. duetting with a Roomba next? Or perhaps Dolly Parton harmonizing with a self-driving tractor? The possibilities are endless, y’all! But seriously, it’s fascinating to see how technology is being used to preserve and recreate the voices of beloved artists. Let’s just hope the AI doesn’t start writing its own country ballads about love, loss, and lawnmowers. That’s a twist no one saw coming!

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Sources:

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– The Verge. (2023, March 31). Randy Travis’s voice was recreated using AI for a new song.
– Billboard. (2023, March 31). Randy Travis’s Voice Is Back, Thanks to AI.
Original Article: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/5/24149685/randy-travis-ai-voice-clone-song-where-that-came-from