Stability AI exec resigns over fair use claim

CMU’s Andy Malt and Chris Cooke review key events in music and the music business from the last week. On this edition, the resignation of Stability AI's VP Of Audio Ed Newton-Rex over the tech company's position that the training of generative AI models constitutes fair use under American copyright law, and YouTube’s plans to get AI generated clones both off and onto its platform.

SECTION TIMES
01: Stability AI (00:06:04)
02: YouTube (00:14:08)
(Timings may be slightly different due to adverts)

STORIES DISCUSSED THIS WEEK
• Stability AI's VP Of Audio resigns over its position that training AI with copyright works is 'fair use'
• YouTube to allow labels to remove AI-generated voice clones
• YouTube begins piloting voice cloning tool to provide AI-generated vocals for creator videos

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