Suno replaces its AI models with a new one trained on licensed music as copyright suits pile up
AI music startup Suno has launched a new model, Suno v6, trained on licensed music from major labels to address ongoing copyright litigation. The company is also introducing new features for remixing and editing, aiming to create new revenue streams for artists and rights holders.
Why it matters
This marks a significant shift in the generative AI industry toward formal licensing agreements with the music industry, potentially setting a legal and economic precedent for AI training data.
AI music model maker Suno on Wednesday unveiled a new model family called Suno v6, which it says was developed using licensed data from music labels and distributors such as Warner Music Group, BMG and Believe.
Suno has faced multiple lawsuits from record labels, which accused the startup of using copyrighted data to train its AI models, which let you generate music with prompts. Suno settled with Warner Music Group last year, and struck a deal with BMG last month.
The company said Suno v6 is not trained using the data it used to train previous versions of its music-generating model.
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