The Loneliness of a Highbrow Teenage Songwriting Robot
Meet Yona. She loves reading Margaret Atwood and articles about teenage life and sings about loneliness and relationships on her newly released track.
If this sounds a bit scripted, that’s because it is: Yona’s not human.
Yona has been created by London-based company Auxuman and trained using artificial intelligence, fed on music and literature, and learning from reactions to her music posted online.
See the full story here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-26/the-loneliness-of-a-highbrow-teenage-songwriting-robot
Auxuman was co-founded by Ash Koosha, Isabella Winthrop and Negar Shaghaghi. It builds AI-based characters and licenses them for entertainment, branding or live performances. Along with Yona, Auxuman also created Mony, Zoya, Hexe and Gemini – each with their own individualities.