Google won’t just admit it’s feeding YouTube creators to its music AI
The Verge
Google is facing a lawsuit for allegedly using YouTube music uploads to train its Lyria AI without explicitly confirming the practice.Summary
A group of independent musicians has sued Google, alleging that the company used their YouTube uploads to train its Lyria music AI model. While Google has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit by citing broad licenses in its Terms of Service, the company maintains a strategic silence regarding its specific training data. Although Google has previously admitted to using YouTube content to train other models like Gemini and Veo, it has declined to officially confirm whether Lyria specifically utilizes creator uploads, opting to maintain plausible deniability while litigation is pending.
(Source：The Verge)