What we learned using AI text-to-music generators

Our quest for an AI theme song: Our regular GeekWire Podcast segment “My AI” didn’t have a musical jingle. So of course, we decided to use AI to create one. You can hear the results and our reactions on this week’s show. Even when the music wasn’t great, the technology was pretty incredible. But as we discuss, the underlying issues are a lot more complicated. Above, the album art created by Udio for one of its AI-generated “My AI” GeekWire Podcast jingles.   

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