I made 3 songs with Gemini’s Lyria 3 — one was shockingly good

Google's latest AI music tool has produced results so polished that it's forcing a reckoning about whether artificial intelligence can now compete with human songwriters—at least on technical merit. In early tests of Gemini's Lyria 3, the system generated vocals, melodies, and lyrics that rivaled work from independent musicians, raising urgent questions about copyright, artist compensation, and whether the music industry's existing protections are obsolete. The breakthrough comes at a pivotal moment, as record labels and rights holders are still battling over how AI should be regulated, even as the technology's capabilities outpace the legal frameworks meant to govern it.

Tom's Guide·Feb 24