YouTube endorsed a ban on AI “deepfakes” on Wednesday, as lawmakers renewed efforts to stamp out unauthorized digital clones of people’s voices and images. Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Marsha ...

Here's part four of our look-back at the key talking points around AI and music in 2025, with a view to what might happen next in 2026.

SUN VALLEY, IDAHO - JULY 11: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, speaks to the media as he arrives at the Sun Valley Lodge for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 11, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho.

In 1999, I interviewed Prince for TIME and he told me to leave my tape recorder off because he didn’t trust what future technology might do with unauthorized recordings of his voice. At the time, I ...

For the past year, the debate around AI and Music has largely centered on what AI companies won’t do: disclose training data, implement consent mechanisms, or give artists meaningful control. As ...

UMG, Sony, WMG, Merlin and Believe have all signed on to the endeavor, with Spotify touting artist-friendly policies: "If the music industry doesn’t lead in this moment, AI-powered innovation will ...