Suno AI Music: v6 model uses licenses, fewer legal troubles

Suno, the platform that lets you create songs with AI, found itself in hot water over a slew of copyright lawsuits. To get out, it decided to give itself a makeover, introducing an entirely new model, Suno v6.

The problem? Suno's previous models were trained using tons of music scraped from the web, without asking anyone for permission. A bit like borrowing a record and never returning it. Now, with Suno v6, the music is different, they claim.

Suno stated that its new model, Suno v6, was not trained using the music employed for previous versions. They aim to show they've learned their lesson, even if a bit late to the party. Will this be enough to calm things down?

The big news with Suno v6 is that it's been trained using only licensed music. This means the company either paid for the right to use those tracks or secured explicit permission from the copyright holders. No more 'internet trawling,' in other words.

It's a huge step up from the past, when they just scooped up everything from the internet. Now, theoretically, songs generated by Suno should be 'cleaner' from a legal standpoint. No more accidental plagiarism, one hopes.

Suno's move to train its v6 model solely on licensed music aims to mitigate legal risks for both the company and its users. It's an attempt to bring a semblance of legality to what's still a bit of a wild west industry. Will artists finally get their due?