Recently, the copyright dispute between music publishers and AI company Anthropic has reached a partial resolution. According to the newly reached agreement, Anthropic will take measures to ensure that its AI chatbot Claude does not infringe on copyrights when providing song lyrics. This move provides a temporary solution to the ongoing litigation and reflects a certain compromise between the two parties on this complex issue. The dispute originated from lawsuits filed by several music publishers accusing Anthropic of unauthorized use.

As we have discussed in this blog, artificial intelligence has made significant advancements in areas such as image generation and writing. However, when it comes to creating music that truly resonates with the heart, AI faces considerable challenges. While AI music generators can produce competent melodies, their works often feel hollow and disconnected from the unique human experience that defines music. YouTube channel creator Adam Neely analyzes the dilemmas AI encounters in music composition in his videos. The 'hard flaw' of AI music: lack of emotion.

Recently, QQ Music officially launched version 14.0, delivering exciting new features and experiences. This version introduces the first AI model sound effects, which intelligently match sound effects to songs. This sound effect was co-developed by the QQ Music Tianqin Laboratory and the Galaxy Sound Effect Team. By analyzing various dimensions of musical audio, such as tone, sound quality, and spatial sense, it provides users with a personalized listening experience. For instance, when users play 'The Lonely Warrior', they can experience the spatial layering brought by the 3D surround sound effects in the verse, while the chorus offers an engaging audio experience.

At today's Volcano Engine FORCE conference, CEO Tan Dai announced that the Doubao General Model Pro has achieved comprehensive improvements in various fields since May, including overall capability, reasoning ability, instruction adherence, code execution, and mathematical processing. Tan Dai stated: "A more powerful model will drive a comprehensive upgrade of enterprise AI." The enhancements of the Doubao General Model Pro have significantly helped multiple companies, especially industry leaders like China Mobile Games and Silas Automotive, achieve notable upgrades in AI applications. Image source note: Image by AI

Remember the scenes in sci-fi movies where the protagonist wields a magic wand to effortlessly manipulate sound? Now, this magical ability is no longer a fantasy! NVIDIA's latest AI model, Fugatto, acts like a 'sound magic wand,' allowing users to control music, sounds, and voices with just text, creating various wonderful auditory effects. Fugatto, short for 'Foundational Generative Audio Transformer Opus1,' is a...

In the fields of music and sound creation, the combination of technology and creativity often faces numerous challenges. Existing AI models typically excel at specific tasks but lack broad adaptability, limiting AI's auxiliary role in music production. To better serve music and audio production, there is an urgent need for a versatile model that can flexibly respond to various creative needs. Therefore, NVIDIA has launched Fugatto, an audio generation and processing model with 2.5 billion parameters. Fugatto is designed to...

As artificial intelligence rapidly develops, copyright issues are becoming a new challenge for AI companies. On November 13, 2024, the German music copyright organization GEMA filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in the Munich District Court, making it the first collective management organization in the world to take legal action against an AI provider. GEMA claims that OpenAI's ChatGPT has unlawfully copied and used copyrighted lyrics without obtaining proper licenses and paying royalties. This lawsuit also targets OpenAI LLC in the United States.

Recently, Xiaomi officially announced the large model upgrade of Xiao Ai's music capabilities, introducing a brand new 'Music Q&A' function, which is now supported on multiple devices! This feature is compatible with various devices, including smartphones and in-car devices. Users simply need to upgrade Xiao Ai's large model to the latest version to experience this new function. According to Xiaomi, the 'Music Q&A' function leverages enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities to assist users in querying song information and answering professional music knowledge. Whether on smartphones or in-car devices, users can easily interact with Xiao Ai.