Major music companies are suing two generative AI startups that allow users to compose new tracks using text prompts, alleging that they infringed on artist and labels’ copyrights in creating the tools. The suits also allege that the services have produced vocals RIAA says are indistinguishable from famous artists, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, and ABBA. The lawsuits against Suno and Udio filed Monday are the latest in a stream of legal challenges related to how new AI models are trained on artists’ work. The case against Suno, developer of Suno AI, was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the case against Uncharted Labs, developer of Udio AI, was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. RIAA Chairman and Chief Executive Mitch Glazier said the industry is working on AI tools that involve artist’s consent.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 25, 2024 15:24 UTC