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How An AI Song Broke the Internet | King Willonious (Ep. 1)

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I sat down with King Willonius, the genius behind “BBL Drizzy.” We talked about his journey from making the live serialized audio drama "The Young and The Thirsty" to creating the first AI-generated hit song. We explore Willonius’ innovative blend of music, comedy, tech, and futuristic storytelling. And we ask: How is AI reshaping the boundaries of artistic expression?

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:41 Willonius's early life with machines

13:42 Starting over after success

21:21 Ad

24:03 Willonius enters the AI world

28:36 Willonius starts making an AI video every week

35:33 How BBL Drizzy went megaviral

39:13 The making of BBL Drizzy

50:13 AI lowers the barrier to entry for creators and artists?

57:12 A fairer AI system for artists

01:00:25 Willonius meets BLAIR, our custom AI producer

01:06:48 A rap battle between Willonius and BLAIR

01:07:11 Bonus epilogue

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More King Willonius: King Willonius

BBL Drizzy

I Got It At Ross

Martin Luther Wick Jr.

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Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston

Executive Producer and Showrunner: Misha Euceph

Senior Producer and Writer: Alex Stone

Associate Producer: Layne Deyling Cherland

Editor, Videographer, and Audio Engineer: Mike O’Brien, Voicing Change Media.

Theme Music: Andy Clausen

Set design: Elizabeth Stewart, Cesar Reyes, and Layne Deyling Cherland

Special Envoy to the Machines: Peter Loforte

Life with Machines is a Voicing Change Media production.

Sponsored by: Lenovo

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34 episodes

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Manage episode 484964073 series 3667793
Content provided by Baratunde Thurston. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Baratunde Thurston or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

I sat down with King Willonius, the genius behind “BBL Drizzy.” We talked about his journey from making the live serialized audio drama "The Young and The Thirsty" to creating the first AI-generated hit song. We explore Willonius’ innovative blend of music, comedy, tech, and futuristic storytelling. And we ask: How is AI reshaping the boundaries of artistic expression?

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:41 Willonius's early life with machines

13:42 Starting over after success

21:21 Ad

24:03 Willonius enters the AI world

28:36 Willonius starts making an AI video every week

35:33 How BBL Drizzy went megaviral

39:13 The making of BBL Drizzy

50:13 AI lowers the barrier to entry for creators and artists?

57:12 A fairer AI system for artists

01:00:25 Willonius meets BLAIR, our custom AI producer

01:06:48 A rap battle between Willonius and BLAIR

01:07:11 Bonus epilogue

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More King Willonius: King Willonius

BBL Drizzy

I Got It At Ross

Martin Luther Wick Jr.

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Sign up for our newsletter!

Follow us!

Instagram

TikTok

Threads

LinkedIn

Partner with Life With Machines: [email protected]

Send Questions, Comments, or Ideas: [email protected]

Write to Blair: [email protected]

--------

Created and Executive Produced by: Elizabeth Stewart and Baratunde Thurston

Executive Producer and Showrunner: Misha Euceph

Senior Producer and Writer: Alex Stone

Associate Producer: Layne Deyling Cherland

Editor, Videographer, and Audio Engineer: Mike O’Brien, Voicing Change Media.

Theme Music: Andy Clausen

Set design: Elizabeth Stewart, Cesar Reyes, and Layne Deyling Cherland

Special Envoy to the Machines: Peter Loforte

Life with Machines is a Voicing Change Media production.

Sponsored by: Lenovo

  continue reading

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