Victoria Monét Says It's Hard To Believe AI Artist Xania Monet Wasn't Made With Her Likeness And Calls For More Guidelines And Protection

Victoria Monét wants to see more guardrails regarding AI’s role in the music industry.

In an interview with Vanity Fair, the “On My Mama” singer discussed Xania Monet, an AI artist who topped Billboard charts and secured a multi-million-dollar record deal, as previously reported by AFROTECH™. The AI artist was created by Telisha “Nikki” Jones, a Mississippi-born poet and entrepreneur who writes Xania’s music.

“There’s real emotions and soul put into those lyrics,” Jones said in an interview with “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King.

Victoria is among the artists criticizing Xania, suggesting it may have been created using her likeness. Victoria also added that when her friend submitted a prompt to ChatGPT asking it to create an image of “Victoria Monét making tacos,” and the image it generated resembled Xania.

“It’s hard to comprehend that, within a prompt, my name was not used for this artist to capitalize on,” she told Vanity Fair. “I don’t support that. I don’t think that’s fair. When that name starts to ring bells in a certain way, it can easily be mixed up with my brand. It’s not ideal.”

Victoria also adds that it is nearly impossible for humans to compete with AI artists. Even when they are resting, AI can keep producing music around the clock.

“It definitely puts creators in a dangerous spot because our time is more finite … How would any human ever compete with that,” Monét told Vanity Fair.

She urged the industry to clearly label AI-made music as “artificial,” similar to how food products are labeled for transparency.

“We’re introducing a tool with a lot of potential, but without the guidelines to protect the people who may be affected by it the most, which would be the creators,” Monét explained, per Vanity Fair.

R&B artist Kehlani also weighed in on the matter, vocalizing her disdain for AI artists. She said in a TikTok video, “I don’t respect it,” Billboard reports.

Jones, Xania Monet’s creator, meanwhile, has addressed the wave of negative feedback directed at Xania.

“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Technology is evolving,” Jones explained on “CBS Mornings.” “Everybody has different ways of putting in the work to get to where they’re at. I don’t feel a way about it.”