person
Holly Herndon
Musician; 'Holly+' digital twin and Spawning
Composer and electronic musician whose work pioneered AI-assisted music; co-founded Spawning, which built tools for artists to opt out of generative AI training datasets.
current Co-founder, Spawning
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Near-term harms firstendorses
Documented present harms outweigh speculative existential narrativesArgues artists should hold property and consent rights over AI training; co-built Spawning's 'Have I Been Trained?' tool to make this possible at scale.
AI is being trained on artists' work without consent or compensation. We built Spawning so artists can see what's been used and opt out, individually and collectively.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.