Hong Kong Media: AI singer enrollment of Chinese well -known music institutions in China attracted attention

Author:Global Times Time:2022.09.02

Hong Kong's "South China Morning Post" on September 1st, the original title: AI singer "Sweet" AI singers enrolled in the Chinese well -known music school in China, which caused the public to pay attention to a virtual student of a well -known Chinese music institution in China. She is an artificial man. Smart (AI) singers, which has aroused widespread public attention.

Shanghai Conservatory of Music announced on Tuesday that the AI singer named Luya will study at the school's music engineering department as a freshman in September. Chen Shizhe, an associate professor of the department, said that in addition to studying normal courses like other freshmen, she will also participate in related R & D projects of AI fusion music.

Luya's image is a cartoon girl with big eyes and pink hair, combing two round buns and a short hair braid (pictured). She was developed by HKUST Xunfei Company. The company said that Luya is a singer who loves music and hopes to bring people vitality and happiness through music. She is also a "black technology" enthusiast and has a strong interest in the integration of AI and music.

Luya also released a new song "The Millet in the Mist" to meet the upcoming college career. The news that virtual singers have new status of students have been viewed over 50 million on Weibo, attracting thousands of messages. A Weibo netizen said: "It's great to have a virtual idol as a classmate! I am so envious of the classmates of Luya!" Another netizen said, "I don’t understand. The research and application of AI technology in all aspects. "

The Shanghai Conservatory of Music is not China's first college to admit virtual students. Last year, Tsinghua University announced that the school's computer science and technology department knowledge engineering laboratory admitted a virtual student named Huazhi Bing. She can write poems, painting, and arranging. (Author Alice Yan Yin, translated by Wang Xiaoxiong)

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