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AI-generated soundtrack on YouTube sparks user horror

A user on Mastodon expressed strong negative feelings about a YouTube video featuring a soundtrack generated by the AI song creation app, Songer. The user described the AI-generated narration as unsettling and compared it unfavorably to a blend of Nickelback and Ram Jam, finding it more horrifying than the video's content itself. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential negative user reactions to AI-generated audio content, suggesting a need for improved realism and naturalness in AI music and narration tools.

RANK_REASON User opinion on an AI product, not a significant industry event.

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AI-generated soundtrack on YouTube sparks user horror

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Just had the horror of experiencing a youTube video with a soundtrack made with Songer (an AI song creation app). It's one thing watching a white cis dude talk

    Just had the horror of experiencing a youTube video with a soundtrack made with Songer (an AI song creation app). It's one thing watching a white cis dude talk about his permaculture garden, it's an entirely more horrifying one when it's accompanied by an uncanny valley, Nickelba…