Petula Clark, 93, hopes real singers will survive the AI tide

The legendary singer, who has just released an autobiography, still relishes the connection between audience and performer

Veteran British star Petula Clark hopes artificial intelligence will never be able to replace the warmth and emotion of a real singer.

At 93, the Downtown legend still relishes the connection between audience and performer, and the humanity in delivering a vocal − two things AI songs might eliminate.

“We’re all very worried about that, and they’re actually saying eventually AI will have emotion, and even that’s a little worrying − where do we go from there?” said Clark.

“For the future, it’s a little puzzling, to say the least,” she said in an interview.

Read the full interview on Times2.

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