YouTube Negotiates AI Music Licensing Deals with Major Record Labels

Platform seeks to license songs from Sony, Warner, and Universal to train AI tools, facing resistance from artists.

YouTube offers lump sum payments to record labels for using songs to train AI music generators.
The platform aims to license music from dozens of artists for new AI tools launching this year.
Artists express concerns over AI potentially devaluing their work and impacting their careers.
The Recording Industry Association of America has filed lawsuits against AI companies for copyright infringement.
YouTube's previous AI music tool, Dream Track, was tested but not publicly released.