In news that feels ripped straight from a Black Mirror script, an AI “artist” has signed a multi-million dollar record deal. Welcome to the future of pop music. Xania Monet – ‘How Was I Supposed To Know’Jones insists she writes all the lyrics herself, but it’s the AI doing the singing, composing, and, well… existing. For one, many fans didn’t even realise Xania Monet isn’t real, which could make for some spicy backlash now the secret’s out. Whether Xania Monet turns out to be the future of pop or just another flash-in-the-algorithm remains to be seen.