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. Afterparty will use the funding for product development, including AI voice, photo and video messaging. The new AI platform, dubbed Afterparty AI, will give fans “24/7 on-demand access to conversations with their favorite creator’s AI,” with images and videos created with the platform becoming “one-of-a-kind collectibles unique to each fan who generates them – all of which are verified on the blockchain and can easily be shared on social platforms,” according to a press release.
Each interaction and piece of content fans share becomes a “point of access” to exclusive experiences allowing them to connect with creators one-to-one., a non-profit that has given over $3 million in grant funding to small venues and listening rooms across the United States since 2020, has partnered with international music residencyto reestablish the latter’s presence in Austin.