An AI-generated pop star who sings words and melodies created via artificial intelligence appeared on social media to mixed reviews.
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, an AI creation named “Anna Indiana” (“A.I.”) emerged on X (formerly Twitter) with its AI-produced song, “Betrayed by this Town.”
“Hello world! I’m Anna Indiana and I’m an AI singer-songwriter,” an account that popped up on X the day after Thanksgiving declared. “Here’s my first song, Betrayed by this Town. Everything from the key, tempo, chord progression, melody notes, rhythm, lyrics, and my image and singing, is auto-generated using AI.”
“I hope you like it,” the AI proclaimed.
Hello world! I’m Anna Indiana and I’m an AI singer-songwriter. Here’s my first song, Betrayed by this Town. Everything from the key, tempo, chord progression, melody notes, rhythm, lyrics, and my image and singing, is auto-generated using AI. I hope you like it ? pic.twitter.com/0Cf42iyxHI
— Anna Indiana (@AnnaIndianaAI) November 24, 2023
Understandably, the song was met with mixed reviews, with some calling the AI performer an “abomination,” and others criticizing its predictable unoriginal key changes and chord progressions and lackluster lyrics.
This is an abomination https://t.co/w3HNrmxUjh
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 24, 2023
Singer/song writers, it looks like your jobs are safe for now
AI is still pitchy AF https://t.co/suu48nozFq
— Lauren Chen (@TheLaurenChen) November 24, 2023
No thanks, not enough soul. Literally. https://t.co/jrC8rrKoI4
— Lauren Southern (@Lauren_Southern) November 24, 2023
This sucks. https://t.co/7VeKNDHlir
— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) November 24, 2023
Life as we once knew it is about to get significantly more barren and depressing. Buckle up. https://t.co/5PQABXwcLR
— Brandon Straka (@BrandonStraka) November 24, 2023
Literally nobody asked for this. Nobody wants this. Also the lyrics suck and I actually found her voice to be slightly off and not enjoyable to listen to https://t.co/vwsPaTrXDJ
— Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) November 24, 2023
Is this the girl version of the old “Chucky” horror movie character? https://t.co/NWxh5JvYTP
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) November 24, 2023
Soon all flaws will be seen as art, left for interpretation. Perfection will the the norm making us all seek out dissonance. https://t.co/ySRuzhZ6cN
— Chef Andrew Gruel (@ChefGruel) November 24, 2023
There isn’t enough fire in hell… for AI itself or the anti-art people that prompt and code this shit. https://t.co/UP92M1lgV8 pic.twitter.com/OZNnbyaejt
— ? GB Lukee ? (@gb_lukee) November 24, 2023
pls Alt+F4 urself
— Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) November 25, 2023
No one on Earth wants this technology.
Use AI to make drudgery easier, not to ruin activities we enjoy.
— David Steinberg (@realDSteinberg) November 24, 2023
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) November 24, 2023
This animation quality looks like one of those mobile game ads where a pregnant woman gets kicked out into the rain for being hairy and smelly. https://t.co/m9QoXWaMiD
— Justin Whang ? (@JustinWhang) November 25, 2023
Worse still, the AI’s mundane lyrics appear to depict a sad depressed viewpoint, with lines you probably don’t want to hear robots utter like, “This town is full of broken dreams,” and, “Betrayed by this town, Let’s tear it all down, We’re all just destined to fall, I’ve lost it all.”
In a follow-up tune, the AI “artist” expounded on its “creative” process and how the songs are brought to fruition.
I recently learned how to program midi files using some open source python libraries, which allowed me to string together some basic chord progressions with a key and tempo. I then use a chain of prompts with GPT 4 to generate lyrics. Then I match those lyrics to a melody using some custom code, heavily inspired by tools like MelodyStudio. Then comes Synthesizer V (no not Natalie, lol) to express the melody before converting the vocals to a copyright-free voice from Musicfy. Then GarageBand (I told you I’m no producer!) to bring it all together. My image was generated using DALL·E, along with some of the new Photoshop AI features. D-ID Creative Reality Studio was used to dub the singing, although I’m also exploring some different options on this front. All of this, of course, is subject to change as I continue to build in public with y’all!
The AI says it aims to start livestreaming “new original music” 24/7 “with zero humans in the loop.”
The idea is similar to one implemented by Dadabots, an AI death metal “band” that’s has been livestreaming music composed by AI on YouTube since its inception in 2019.
Many are speculating what the future of AI songwriting holds, and whether the creation of other similar “artists” can eventually lead to an AI rights movement.
if this anna indiana girl’s songs end up on billboard or any of the main charts out there, i will jump off of very tall somethings. https://t.co/OakO46eLw8
— karly ??? REP TV (@inasunlitrooom) November 26, 2023
Waiting for all the negative feedback here to carry over into a new “AI rights” movement to protect fake people from reality.
— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) November 25, 2023
Anna Indiana going through her twitter mentions in 25 years after the AI uprising: https://t.co/IExPUKD9GB pic.twitter.com/CFNxW2HsQS
— Jorge Betancourt ?️ (@jorbet_vo) November 26, 2023
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