The new feature, called Dream Track, is available in YouTube Shorts - the Google-owned platform's answer to TikTok that lets users post short videos. Users can enter a prompt about what sort of music style they want - such as 'upbeat' or 'ballad' - and select the artist they want the AI to imitate.
YouTube posted a short clip of what the clone version of US singer Charlie Puth sounds like - and it's impressively close to the real thing. 'Clone' 9 artists on YouTube Shorts
In a blog post, YouTube staff said AI has 'brought music to the cusp of a new creative era' and that it can 'empower creativity'. 'When technological innovation, human imagination and music meet, extraordinary things can happen,' they said.
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