INSKEEP: And no human beings have been involved in it at all? POWERS: It's already happening. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MIKU") ...

You can now vote for your favorite design for Snow Miku 2026. The winner will appear in figures like Nendoroids in the future.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "MIKU") SYNTHESIZED VOICE: (As Hatsune Miku, singing) Miku, Miku. You can call me Miku. INSKEEP: This is a Vocaloid, a voice entirely AI-generated. She's got a name, Hatsune Miku.