RIAA lawsuit targets AI music creators Udio and Suno

The RIAA lawsuit targeting AI music creators Udio and Suno has brought to the forefront the complex and contentious issues surrounding copyright infringement and the use of artificial intelligence in the music industry.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), representing major record labels such as Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Records, has filed lawsuits against these two AI companies, accusing them of widespread copyright violations.

The legal actions are based on allegations that Suno and Udio used copyrighted material without proper authorization to train their AI models, resulting in the creation of songs that closely mimic existing works.

RIAA has shared the following post on X about the situation.

Name that tune