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日本語(JA) 何千万もの楽曲がAIのトレーニングに利用可能なデータセットとして配布されておりAI生成楽曲の肥やしになっているとの指摘 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260621-songs-mashed-into-ai-generated-music/

Millions of copyrighted songs used to train AI music generators

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Tens of millions of songs, including copyrighted works by major artists like Taylor Swift and The Beatles, are being distributed as datasets for AI music generation. A report by The Atlantic identified four such datasets, with two containing over 12 million and 9 million songs respectively. While some datasets link to music on platforms like YouTube and Spotify, their use for AI training, especially for commercial purposes, may violate terms of service and licensing agreements, leading to ongoing legal disputes with music companies. AI

IMPACT Raises significant legal and ethical questions about the data sourcing for AI music generation, potentially impacting future development and distribution.

RANK_REASON Article reports on research into datasets used for AI training, highlighting potential copyright and licensing issues. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Millions of copyrighted songs used to train AI music generators

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    Tens of millions of songs are being distributed as datasets available for AI training, and it is pointed out that this is fueling AI-generated music

    何千万もの楽曲がAIのトレーニングに利用可能なデータセットとして配布されておりAI生成楽曲の肥やしになっているとの指摘 https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://gigazine .net/news/20260621-songs-mashed-into-ai-generated-music/

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