The song and singer of “Walk My Walk” are both believed to be generated by artificial intelligence according to a report by the Agence France-Presse. The AFP says the social media and streaming profiles associated with “Breaking Rust” do not claim to use AI for their hit song. However, they say the voice track isn’t associated with any singer’s name and it’s clear the group’s illustrations and photos are AI.
“It is a lot easier to use AI to create a number one song, then it is to use your heart, your brain and your voice. You’re basically telling a computer to analyze multiple songs and find the commonalities in that song. There is no art in it. It is simply a bunch of ones and zeros. Is it catchy? Obviously, yes, because it took the information from all the other number ones to build the song.” Tech Analyst Peter Shankman said.
In September, AI singer, Xania Monet, whose genre is R & B soul music, became the first virtual artist to top the bestselling charts in America. A small record label, Hallwood Media, signed Monet for an estimated $3 million by several media outlets according to AFP.
The report also said Telisha Jones, from Mississippi, has since revealed that she used Suno to produce Xania Manet songs. Jones was interviewed Thursday on the Tamron Hall Show.
Shankman doesn’t believe long term the AI generated songs will be successful. The tech analyst pointed to a recreation of a classic holiday spot by Coca Cola, which was criticized for not appearing realistic. “It probably hit number one because very few people know its AI yet. They don’t realize that what they’re hearing is a combination of everything they have ever liked. I have a feeling it’s going to put a bad taste in their mouth.” He explained.
Shankman says it’s ironic, there is an AI country song now- a genre that is known to have emotional depth, authenticity and lyrics that draw from life experience. It is also unknown, if “Walk the Walk” is number one because people like the song or is it curiosity prompting the downloads that appear to show immense approval.