Xaviar X Jernigan, the voice of Spotifys DJ, explains what its like to become an AI

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  • Still, having his voice memorialized as an AI is a unique experience.Spotify chose Jernigan to be the first voice model because his “voice and personality resonated with a lot of our listeners already,” Jernigan told TechCrunch.
  • The company’s tech was responsible for building AI-based realistic voices, including the one used for Val Kilmer’s voice in “Top Gun: Maverick.”Prior to the acquisition, Spotify spent a few years researching AI-powered technology and worked on the DJ feature “in some iteration,” Jernigan noted.
  • It’s gonna be me but it’s not me, and it’s text and voice, but it’ll sound like me, and it’s AI?”“For me, it was a new experience working with AI in this way.
  • In March, Spotify launched its first AI-powered feature with the debut of its AI DJ — a smart audio guide with a convincingly realistic voice.
  • As of February, the DJ feature is still in beta testing.“We got a whole bunch of really cool new features coming out across the board,” Jernigan said.
  • I was just blown away,” he added.Spotify launches ‘DJ,’ a new feature offering personalized music with AI-powered commentarySpotify says its AI DJ was built using both Sonantic and OpenAI technologies.Sonantic is an AI startup that Spotify acquired last year.
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