Holly Herndon fuses machine learning and electronic music into virtual tools that explore the concepts of ownership and identity. Her AI project Holly+, developed with her partner Mathew Dryhurst, allows other creators to use her digital avatar to craft their own multimedia works. It won the 2022 Ars Electronica S+T+ARTS Prize for digital art. Herndon is the cofounder of Spawning, an organization building AI tools for artists, while the pair release their music through the label 4AD. They will deliver a talk together at TED2024.
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Holly Herndon fuses machine learning and electronic music into virtual tools that explore the concepts of ownership and identity. Her AI project Holly+, developed with her partner Mathew Dryhurst, allows other creators to use her digital avatar to craft their own multimedia works. It won the 2022 Ars Electronica S+T+ARTS Prize for digital art. Herndon is the cofounder of Spawning, an organization building AI tools for artists, while the pair release their music through the label 4AD. They will deliver a talk together at TED2024.
