New AI audio tool from Meta brings three new possibilities. But it also raises copyright concerns among musicians. Find out where the debate arises.
Meta has released an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) tool called AudioCraft, which can help users create music and audio based on text prompts. Meta stated that this AI tool combines three models: AudioGen, EnCodec, and MusicGen, and can generate high-quality and realistic audio and music from text content.
What AudioCraft Brings to the Table
According to Meta’s official website, MusicGen has received music training from Meta’s owned and specially authorized music, and can generate music from text prompts. AudioGen has received public sound training and can generate audio from text prompts, such as simulating dog barks or footsteps. With the upgraded version of the EnCodec codec, users can generate higher quality music more efficiently.
MusicGen’s training process and concerns about copyright violations
MusicGen was trained using both licensed music and original music created by Meta. That leads to possible concerns about copyright violation among artists and industry professionals. Web data is used to evaluate and duplicate patterns by machine learning tools like AudioCraft. This makes it unclear where the music produced came from.
Alphabet Inc. unveiled MusicLM, an experimental AI tool for creating audio, earlier this year. The release of AudioCraft is a step up in the market for AI-powered music composition tools.
Meta Platforms’ goal with AudioCraft and potential copyright concerns
Copyright issues and moral considerations are becoming more significant as AI is used more and more in music production. For both developers and users, making sure that the AI-generated music does not violate current copyright regulations will be a key consideration.
Meta Platforms hopes to give users a powerful tool that can turn text suggestions into music and audio with the launch of AudioCraft. However, musicians and industry professionals will probably consider about the possible copyright consequences.
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New AI audio tool from Meta brings three new possibilities. But it also raises copyright concerns among musicians. Find out where the debate arises.
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