YouTube is launching a new tool powered by artificial intelligence that will allow users to record audio using the voices of some of today’s most famous musicians, the company announced Thursday. The new product, called Dream Track, is a collaboration with nine musical artists. Through text-based directions, users can auto-generate short tracks of up to 30 seconds in the voice and style of a participating artist.
The launch looks to capitalize on the intersection of AI technology and music, and as it reckons with the new technology’s ethical and legal implications alongside artists and major record labels. In the past, the practice of using artists’ voices without their consent for generative AI, likened to plagiarism, has come under fire by labels and lawmakers, alike.
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