AI Watchdog And The Growing Controversy Over Artists’ Music in AI Training Datasets

A new tool from The Atlantic, titled AI Watchdog, is once again drawing attention to the growing controversy surrounding the use of artists’ work in AI training datasets as generative technology continues to expand across the music industry. The controversy follows the launch of publicly searchable platforms that allow musicians to determine whether their work appears in datasets linked to AI training.  Research compiled by journalist Alex Reisner highlighted four major datasets containing more than 21 million songs from both […]