Holly Herndon, an electronic musician with a background in church singing, explores the future of music through data and AI. After earning advanced degrees in music and acoustics, she began experimenting with machine learning in 2015. Herndon creates “protocol art,” where the creative process involves setting rules and conditions for art creation, rather than just producing media. She collaborates with her partner, Mat Dryhurst, to train custom AI models, using unique datasets they create themselves. This approach allows them to produce distinctive sounds, unlike commercial AI models that often rely on generic internet data. Herndon’s work includes projects like a Berlin exhibition inspired by medieval composer Hildegard von Bingen, where AI-generated music is performed by human singers. Herndon believes AI highlights the collective nature of creativity, bringing people together to make art.
QUESTION: How might the use of AI in music creation change the way we understand and appreciate art in the future?
Experimental composer Holly Herndon built an AI voice clone that anyone can use
