Google and Universal Music in Negotiations for AI 'Deepfake' Deal

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Google and Universal Music are reportedly in talks to license artists' voices and melodies for artificial intelligence-generated songs, in an effort to combat "deepfake" songs that mimic artists' voices without their consent. The goal is to develop a tool for fans to create tracks legitimately and pay the copyright owners. Warner Music is also said to be in talks with Google about a similar product.
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