Popular music artist Xania Monet's voice has been heard by millions, but some fans were shocked to discover she's a product of artificial intelligence.

Monet may be an avatar, but there's very much a real person behind her: Telisha "Nikki" Jones.

"Xania is an extension of me"

"Xania is an extension of me, so I look at her as a real person," Jones told "CBS Mornings" in an interview that aired Wednesday.

Jones created the persona while teaching herself AI just four months ago. The 31-year-old Mississippi native admits she's not a singer, but says the "lyrics are 100% me," and that they come from poems she wrote based on real life experiences.

"Whether it was stuff I went through, a close family member, or a close friend, I wrote about it." Jones said losing her dad at just 8 years old

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