Financial Times - Universal and Google in talks over licensing AI-made music

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Google and Universal Music’s talks over licencing AI-generated melodies and voices is the lead story in the Financial Times. The talks are in response to the rise of “deep fake” songs which have managed to convincingly replicate real artists.

There’s no imminent “product launch”, says the paper, but the discussions could pave the way for software to be developed allowing users to create tracks using artists’ voices legitimately.

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