Atlantic investigation reveals 20 million+ songs used to train AI music generators without artist consent
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Niall Byrne
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The Atlantic's "AI Watchdog" investigation has published four searchable databases covering over 20 million tracks that may have been used to train AI music generators like Suno, Udio, and Google's models. The databases allow artists and the public to search whether specific songs were included in training datasets. This raises significant copyright and ethical concerns, as most artists did not consent to having their work used for AI training. The article explores the implications for musicians, the music industry, and the ongoing debate about AI training on copyrighted material.
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Together the databases cover more than 20 million tracks.
Almost every music artist you can think of is included in the AI datasets uncovered and shared by The Atlantic.
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