Test What You're Listening To: Voice, Fairness and the Future of Music
S2 E3 with Shanta, Classically Trained Vocalist & Music Educator. Sep 17, 39 min.
Shanta realized that sermons she'd loved for years, including from pastors who had passed away, were AI recreations of their voices, not the real thing.
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She and Mercy talk through what that means for trust in music and ministry, why credit for artists matters more than ever as AI-generated tracks spread on streaming platforms, and why she believes musicians still need to learn the fundamentals, AI era or not.
In her words
You want to know what you're listening to. Credit should be given to the artist.
Shanta
Key moments
- Realizing a beloved sermon was an AI recreation of a pastor's voice
- Why AI-generated tracks on streaming platforms raise real credit and payment questions
- Why she'd still take an AI-for-music course, and why fundamentals still matter