, UMG reminded streamers that they must prohibit such services from using their platforms for those purposes — and it came with an ominous warning.
AI platforms are “trained” to produce new creations by feeding them vast quantities of existing works known as “inputs.” In the case of AI music platforms, that process involves huge numbers of songs. While AI tools have exploded in popularity in the last six months, voices across the music industry have begun to argue that such training infringes the copyrights of the many artists who created the original works.
In a statement issued Wednesday regarding its email to the streaming services, UMG echoed that same message: “We have a moral and commercial responsibility to our artists to work to prevent the unauthorised use of their music and to stop platforms from ingesting content that violates the rights of artists and other creators. We expect our platform partners will want to prevent their services from being used in ways that harm artists.