However, the ethical and legal issues surrounding AI-synthesized music remain unresolved. AI algorithms learn from existing music, leading to discomfort among artists and users, especially when artists' music is used without their consent or compensation. A new Senate bill may provide artists with recourse when their digital likenesses, including their musical styles, have been used without their permission.
Key takeaways:
- Microsoft Copilot, an AI-powered chatbot, can now compose songs due to an integration with gen AI music app Suno. Users can enter prompts and Suno can generate complete songs including lyrics, instrumentals and singing voices.
- Many tech companies are investing in gen AI-driven music creation technology, including Google AI lab DeepMind and YouTube, Meta, Stability AI and Riffusion.
- There are ongoing ethical and legal issues around AI-synthesized music, including concerns about AI algorithms learning from existing music without artist consent or compensation, and debates about fair use and copyright.
- A new Senate bill has been introduced that would give artists recourse when their digital likenesses, including their musical styles, have been used without their permission.