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Hallett had just finished listening to the rollicking tunes, which were created using a generative artificial intelligence tool called Suno using prompts that could describe any Great Big Sea jam: Celtic, folk, lively, passionate.

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But experts say that rating could increase quickly. Technology like Suno香蕉视频直播檚 is advancing swiftly, and its output is only getting better, said Jimmy Lin, a professor and director at the University of Waterloo香蕉视频直播檚 artificial intelligence institute.

Suno is one of several companies building generative artificial intelligence software that allows users to create original songs using text prompts. People can create instrumental tracks or songs with lyrics, which can be generated by the program or supplied by the user. But if the user offers copyrighted lyrics 香蕉视频直播� the first lines of Nirvana香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淪mells Like Teen Spirit,香蕉视频直播� for example 香蕉视频直播� the program won香蕉视频直播檛 make the song.

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Google is working on similar software, called MusicFX, which can be sampled through its AI Test Kitchen site. And Adobe unveiled Project Music GenAI Control last month, which it described as an 香蕉视频直播渆arly-stage generative AI music generation and editing tool.香蕉视频直播�

In December, Microsoft introduced a Suno-powered song generator for its Copilot chatbot, which is a program that uses artificial intelligence to simulate conversation with users.

The technology behind these programs is similar to that powering the ChatGPT chatbot.

Lin said such programs use massive data sets to 香蕉视频直播渢rain香蕉视频直播� algorithms, or step-by-step processes, to take any starting point and predict what the next one will be. So while chatbots trained with text can predict the next word in a written answer, a music-generating program is trained using sound to predict the next 香蕉视频直播渁coustic sequence,香蕉视频直播� he said.

The New York Times sued Microsoft and ChatGPT owner OpenAI in December for using its stories to train programs.

Lin said companies behind AI platforms that make music could find themselves in similar trouble if they香蕉视频直播檝e trained their algorithms with work by artists who haven香蕉视频直播檛 given consent or received compensation for their music to be used that way.

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Suno香蕉视频直播檚 website does not indicate what data it used to build its program, and the company did not return a request for comment.

Hallett said he wouldn香蕉视频直播檛 be surprised if the algorithms had learned from a few Newfoundland bands. He said the songs it produced had a few signature sonic markings, including tight melodies and heavy strumming on acoustic guitars, that he and his fellow producers have cultivated over the years recording albums for bands like the Ennis Sisters, Shanneyganock and The Fables.

He was unfazed, however, about the music being used to train these programs, noting that artists have long been contending with platforms like YouTube and Spotify that already cut deeply into musicians香蕉视频直播� earnings.

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Lin said AI-generated songs will likely be used by advertisers who need a catchy jingle for a commercial. And he believes that could start happening soon given the dizzying pace at which these tools are evolving.

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But Hallett said anyone looking to use music to connect with an audience would be best served by human beings.

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香蕉视频直播� With files from The Associated Press

Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press