"Universal Music Group is partnering with Nvidia to bring a new AI model to one of the world's largest music catalogs. Among other initiatives, Tuesday's announcement touts the extension of Nvidia's music AI model Music Flamingo, which is designed to mimic how humans understand music by recognizing nuanced elements like song structure, harmony, emotional arcs, and chord progressions."
"It's another instance of the music industry's about-face on AI, which took UMG from suing Anthropic in 2023 over distribution of song lyrics to partnering with AI music generator Udio in October following another high-profile lawsuit. Still, concerns remain that AI is proliferating slop on streaming platforms, stomping on copyright holders, and enabling a new wave of AI artists. But UMG's statement stresses that its collaboration with Nvidia pursues "responsible AI" meant to make it easier to discover, engage with, and"
Universal Music Group is partnering with Nvidia to deploy the Music Flamingo model across UMG's vast catalog to improve music discovery. Music Flamingo is designed to mimic human musical understanding by detecting song structure, harmony, emotional arcs, and chord progressions. The collaboration follows a shift in industry posture as UMG moved from suing AI companies to forming partnerships with AI firms. Ongoing concerns include AI-generated low-quality content on streaming platforms, copyright impacts, and the emergence of AI artists. UMG frames the partnership as pursuing responsible AI to enable easier discovery and engagement while addressing those risks.
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