It has been reported that Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records are currently entering into discussions with the platform.
A significant portion of the discussion over artificial intelligence has centered on the utilization of copyrighted materials for the purpose of training models. According to the Financial Times, YouTube is reportedly taking measures to circumvent this problem by offering major music labels a financial incentive to license their songs for use in artificial intelligence training.
It has been stated that Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, and Warner Records are all participating in discussions with the platform that is affiliated with Google. On the other hand, it is highly improbable that the firms will have the last say, as it is supposedly up to each individual artist to decide whether or not they will join.
There are a lot of musicians who dread the idea of artificial intelligence being anywhere near their work. An open letter was signed by more than two hundred musicians in April of 2023. The letter stated, “We must protect against the predatory use of AI to steal professional artists’ voices and likenesses, violate creators’ rights, and destroy the music ecosystem.”
Dream Track was a service that was introduced by YouTube in November. It gave certain creators the ability to use the words and voices of singers like Charli XCX and John Legend in their own music. However, just ten musicians took part in the test of the tool, and it appears that YouTube intends to have “dozens” of artists take part in an artificial intelligence song generator development.
Record labels have taken a stance against businesses that they perceive to be exploiting their music that is protected by copyright. Sony, Universal, and Warner filed a lawsuit against music generators Suno and Omio on June 24 for “massive scale” copyright infringement. The lawsuit was filed against Suno and Omio respectively. They claim injunctions to prevent further use of the work, as well as up to one hundred fifty thousand dollars for each individual piece.