An AI artist recently topped the iTunes/Apple Music Christian charts, prompting a backlash from Christians and discussions over where to draw the line when it comes to artificial intelligence and faith.
“Solomon Ray”, a computer creation of Christopher Jermaine Townsend (also known as Topher), has “an AI voice and a Mississippi soul” according to the artist’s Instagram page.
With more than 700,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Ray’s popularity has soared since first putting out music in October. Ray climbed to the top of the charts with his album Faithful Soul and hit song Find Your Rest making him the first AI artist to get a double No.1. But, of course, he’s not real.
