25 June 2024NewsArtificial IntelligenceLiz Hockley
'Supergroup' of world’s biggest record labels sue AI music platforms
UMG, Sony and Warner claim AI companies stole “decades” worth of music to train models | Tracks of The Beatles, Stevie Wonder and Ed Sheeran allegedly used in data | Record labels say speed of machine-generated content threatens entire industry.
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