Over 50 music organizations have thrown their support behind the Principles for Music Creation with AI, a campaign spearheaded by Roland Corporation and Universal Music Group to safeguard musicians’ rights in the era of generative AI. Introduced in March, these principles provide a framework for the responsible use of AI in music creation, emphasizing the protection of the “human spirit” and creativity in music.
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New AI algorithm flags deepfakes with 98% accuracy
With the release of artificial intelligence(AI) video generation products like Sora and Luma, we’re on the verge of a flood of AI-generated video content, and policymakers, public figures and software engineers are already warning about a deluge of deepfakes. Now it seems that AI itself might be our best defense against AI fakery after an algorithm has identified telltale markers of AI videos with over 98% accuracy.
New ISO Standard Points to AI Opt-Out
Last month, the International Standards Organization (ISO) gave final approval to a new, open technical standard for a machine-readable content identifier that could provide creators and rights owners with a powerful new tool to regulate the use of their works in a variety of contexts.
Unlike other product or works identifiers, such as the music industry’s ISRC and ISWC standards that are typically assigned to a work or file by an outside authority or industry body, the new International Standard Content Code (ISCC) is algorithmically derived from the media file itself, and can be used for any type of digital media content, from text to music to images.
Perspective on AI is Changing Among Industry Professionals, According to UTA Study
A recent study conducted by United Talent Agency (UTA) has shed light on a shifting perspective within the entertainment and marketing industries towards artificial intelligence (AI). Long regarded with skepticism, AI is now increasingly seen as a tool that could significantly enhance and streamline creative processes rather than threaten them.
‘What’s in it for us?’ journalists ask as publications sign content deals with AI firms
Vox Media’s president, Pam Wasserstein, sent her staff a Slack message and an email on May 29 detailing what the company’s journalists say was shocking news: Vox had signed a content licensing deal with OpenAI. The deal gives the AI company access to Vox’s current content, as well as the entire archive of its journalistic work. Wasserstein sent the alerts just moments before Axios published an exclusive detailing the licensing and product deal, much to the surprise of her journalists.
Source: ‘What’s in it for us?’ journalists ask as publications sign content deals with AI firms | TechCrunch
Suno CEO accuses major labels of ‘reverting to their old lawyer-led playbook’
Suno CEO Mikey Shulman has issued a statement, accusing the plaintiffs of resorting to outdated legal tactics. “Suno’s mission is to make it possible for everyone to make music. Our technology is transformative; it is designed to generate completely new outputs, not to memorize and regurgitate pre-existing content. That is why we don’t allow user prompts that reference specific artists,” Shulman said in a statement obtained by MBW.
Meta launches new AI music model; Jen has “ethically-trained” AI model
Meta has now released five new AI models to the public – all dealing with familiar things like image-to-text and image generation. But there’s also a new audio generation model, Jasco, which Meta says “is comparable to the evaluated baselines considering generation quality.”
Source: Meta launches new AI music model; Jen has “ethically-trained” AI model
Multiple AI companies bypassing web standard to scrape publisher sites
Apple Says Regulatory Concerns Might Prevent Rollout of AI Features in Europe
The EU’s Digital Markets Act, often called the DMA, enacted far-reaching restrictions on big technology companies and digital competition. One requirement was for interoperability, meaning developing software that could work across operating systems and hardware, making it easier for consumers to move their data or switch providers.
Source: Apple Says Regulatory Concerns Might Prevent Rollout of AI Features in Europe
An AI video tool just launched, and it’s already copying Disney’s IP
Last week, AI startup Luma posted a series of videos created using its new video-generating tool Dream Machine, which the company describes as a “highly scalable and efficient transformer model trained directly on videos.” The only problem? At about 57 seconds in, the Dream Machine-generated trailer for Monster Camp features a slightly AI-smudged but still recognizable Mike Wazowski from Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.
Source: An AI video tool just launched, and it’s already copying Disney’s IP