A video has surfaced on TikTok in which the Twitch streamer Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris supposedly sings a famous pop song and even does it surprisingly well. What stands out is his perfect pronunciation. This is thanks to an artificial intelligence that astonishes but also horrifies many users.
What kind of video is this? The TikTok channel aiharmonics has posted a clip of a dancing MontanaBlack. In the background, “Someone Like You” by Adele, a popular song from 2011, plays.
The special thing about it is that the singing voice seems to belong to Eris. The song sounds as if MontanaBlack himself had sung to a playback, and he does it surprisingly well:
How does that work? Behind the video is an AI that can imitate the voices of real people. This has been going around for a while, especially as gaming politicians became famous as annoyed gamers.
The entire channel of aiharmonics is based on crossing artificial intelligence with music to create such videos. MontanaBlack has been featured here as a celebrity several times, including with “Falling in Love, Lost, Forgotten, Forgiven” by Wolfgang Petry (1991).
“Fascinating, but also creepy”
In the comments under the video, many users express their enthusiasm for what they see and hear. Only that the German streamer’s English is “a little too good,” as he has supposedly “misspoken a few times.”
The quality of the singing is repeatedly praised. The song sounds excellent with the voice, which is also well controlled. YouTuber Rewinside comments that he would also like to be able to sing like that.
Actually, MontanaBlack is not a singer, but an entertainer. His career in 2 minutes:
However, some users also see this critically. Ranger says: “Fascinating, but also creepy. This is going to be damn dangerous in the future,” and receives agreement for it. This is even dangerous now, especially since there are no laws for it.
A lot of mischief can be made with the voices of other people, but they can also be used for darker purposes. Something like this just recently happened:
