YouTube Utilizes Generative AI for Song Remixing
YouTube is tapping into generative AI and prompt engineering to allow creators to effortlessly remix songs for their Shorts, The Verge reports.
AI-Powered Song Remixing Feature
While remixing typically requires a great deal of production finesse, the platform’s new AI feature, currently in beta, lets creators easily “restyle” licensed music into punchy 30-second clips. Testers chosen to participate can reportedly take their pick from a library of eligible tracks before forming a prompt, which reworks various elements of the music.
“These restyled soundtracks will have clear attribution to the original song through the Short itself and the Shorts audio pivot page, and will also clearly indicate that the track was restyled with AI,” according to YouTube.
Expansion of AI-Powered “Dream Track” Experiment
The new feature is an expansion of YouTube’s AI-powered “Dream Track” experiment, which empowers creators to legally utilize the AI-generated voices of artists such as Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, John Legend and more. The specific songs available to beta testers have not yet been made clear, nor have the record labels with whom YouTube is partnering.
However, YouTube is engaging in discussions with the three major record labels, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group and Warner Music Group, to pay “lump sums of cash” in exchange for the rights to train their AI models on the companies’ music, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Future Plans
YouTube has not yet revealed plans to publicly roll out the new generative AI feature at the time of this writing.
FAQs
Q: What is YouTube’s new AI feature for song remixing?
A: YouTube is utilizing generative AI and prompt engineering to allow creators to easily remix songs for their Shorts.
Q: How does the AI-powered remixing feature work?
A: Creators can choose from a library of eligible tracks and use prompts to restyle licensed music into punchy 30-second clips.
Q: Are there any plans for a public rollout of the new feature?
A: YouTube has not yet announced plans for a public release of the generative AI feature.
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