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Generative AI and creativity — artists, music, film and the debate over machine-made art.

237 stories tracked since August 2026, from 137 sources

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AI Music Companies Udio and GRAI License Swath of Patents From UMG-Backed Music IP Holdings (EXCLUSIVE)
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AI Music Companies Udio and GRAI License Swath of Patents From UMG-Backed Music IP Holdings (EXCLUSIVE)

Two AI music startups have secured a path around one of the industry's thorniest legal battlegrounds by licensing hundreds of patents from a Universal Music Group-backed firm, a deal that could reshape how artificial intelligence companies negotiate with the recording industry rather than fight it in court. The agreement signals a potential truce in the escalating war between tech innovators and the music establishment, though it may also tighten the grip that major labels exert over which AI tools are allowed to exist. For struggling artists and smaller competitors locked out of these licensing arrangements, the stakes of who gets to build the future of music creation have never been higher.

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AI-generated music surges as artists push for protections

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ChatGPT’s New Sticker Feature Could Change How We Use AI Images
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ChatGPT’s New Sticker Feature Could Change How We Use AI Images

by Lokesh Bloger — AI-generated images have become increasingly common, but one of the more interesting developments is happening at a much smaller scale.

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Apple Music To Introduce Labels For AI-Generated Music

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Consumers Prefer AI Music Until They’re Told It’s AI

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Is AI helping human creativity, or harming it?

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Australia's Recording Association Bans AI-Made Music From Charts
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Australia's Recording Association Bans AI-Made Music From Charts

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The AI Music Revolution Is Just Getting Started
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The AI Music Revolution Is Just Getting Started

by SYNTHETICA MAGAZINE — From AI song generators to intelligent DAWs, the music industry is moving toward a future where humans direct and AI helps create.

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AI Music Receives Major Blow

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Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Goes Viral Claiming to Show Nepal Floods

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Is this VR "board games" game using AI art without disclosing it?

There's no AI disclosure on this Steam game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2192970/All_On_Board/ But the image looks suspect; look at the hand of the person at the back-right. to r/isitAI

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Adobe To Offer Free AI And Creativity Tools To Millions Of Students And Teachers In India
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Adobe To Offer Free AI And Creativity Tools To Millions Of Students And Teachers In India

Adobe has launched a new initiative in India, providing free access to its digital creativity and AI tools for millions of students and teachers. , Technology & Science, Times Now ...

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State fairs, celebrations of local artistry, are drowning in AI-generated art

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Build a Local AI “Second Brain” for Your Code (Without Leaking Secrets)
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Build a Local AI “Second Brain” for Your Code (Without Leaking Secrets)

by Liam weathers — A privacy-first PKM framework for developers who want AI to actually understand their code, without shipping it to someone else’s server first.Source: AI-generated image by MidjourneyIn November...

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New mural in Nicholls’ Free Speech Alley sparks student concern about AI-generated art on campus

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AI Weekly: Nvidia beats estimates, AI-generated music banned

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As the music industry reels from a slop flood, Dr. Dre wants artists to adopt AI
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As the music industry reels from a slop flood, Dr. Dre wants artists to adopt AI

AI-generated music may be flooding the internet, but Dr. Dre isn’t running from it. He thinks artists should learn how to use AI instead.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

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Creativity AI #90: Midjourney’s new Edit model is nearly here, Qwen-Image-3.0 Pro and OpenAI updates
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Creativity AI #90: Midjourney’s new Edit model is nearly here, Qwen-Image-3.0 Pro and OpenAI updates

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Commissioner takes exception to AI-generated image amid Flock pushback -

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