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Jered Chavez, a college student from Florida, discusses about creating realistic AI-generated music. His song featuring Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Ye-formerly known as Kanye West-went viral with over 13 million views on TikTok. However, UMG has urged streaming sites to discontinue the use of their music in such AI projects. Daniel Ek of Spotify also addressed the technology's controversy during the company's first earnings call.

OpenAI's ChatGPT has recently become one of the top hot topics in the tech industry, revolutionizing digital world. This text-based Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool can perform translating, pattern detecting, and answering questions. Businesses are wondering if AI will take away their jobs while countries like Italy have blocked ChatGPT due to privacy and control concerns. With AI technology comes the questions of bias and misinformation, making it necessary to have initiatives like UNESCO's that reform education systems to keep up with the technical advancements. OpenAI is the place to look for the tools that could shape our future.

. Explore the boundaries between copyright infringement and AI-generated music with an in-depth analysis of the recent Travis Scott album "Utop-AI", created by Qo and Rec of the popular AI Hub Discord server. An unexpected success, it caught the attention of major music label Warner Music Group and highlighted the potential issues associated with AI-generated music usage. Read on to find out more.

This week marks the end of April, a month of exciting audio-based content. Spotify reported that it now has over 500 million users, despite revenue falling short of expectations. Podcast ad revenue saw a 20% increase from last year. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek declared the platform is done with big spending on podcasting. OWN and SiriusXM renewed their collaboration, bringing their most popular shows to SiriusXM with both parties sharing the revenue. Enjoy the best audio content from two top streaming providers.