Imagine we have an AI program that can create music and has its own digital persona online. Imagine that AI program becomes famous enough to be projected on a screen for massive audiences onstage, despite having a uniquely robotic voice.
That’s basically Miku, but she’s not actually AI. Human artists have made her and pretend she is real program/person.
I think the best way to put it in different terms is... well...
So, imagine Disney decided to host a concert of the Frozen soundtrack with a holographic Anna and Elsa on stage singing. You can imagine how many would immediately flock to that, right?
It's basically what gets done with Hatsune Miku as well as the other Vocaloids! While they have a much larger following in Japan, for the most part, their popularity in western countries has been climbing especially in recent years
I think the best way to put it in different terms is... well...
So, imagine Disney decided to host a concert of the Frozen soundtrack with a holographic Anna and Elsa on stage singing. You can imagine how many would immediately flock to that, right?
It's basically what gets done with Hatsune Miku as well as the other Vocaloids! While they have a much larger following in Japan, for the most part, their popularity in western countries has been climbing especially in recent years
