Streaming sites told not to let AI use music for copycat tracks

Universal Music Group wants Spotify, Apple Music and others to block downloads of copyrighted songs for AI trainingThe music industry is urging streaming platforms not to let artificial intelligence use copyrighted songs for training, in the latest of a run of arguments over intellectual property that threaten to derail the generative AI sector’s explosive growth.In a letter to streamers including Spotify and Apple Music, the record label Universal Music Group expressed fears that AI labs