Udio, an AI music startup going through ongoing litigation from main report labels alongside its competitor Suno, has launched its first cellular app on Apple’s iOS platform.
The app, launched Tuesday (Might 20), brings Udio‘s text-to-music technology options to cellular units, permitting customers to create songs by means of textual content prompts with out conventional music coaching.
The corporate, backed by enterprise capital agency Andreessen Horowitz, amongst others, stated the app makes “studio-quality songs with AI.”
In June final 12 months, Sony Music Leisure, Common Music Group‘s UMG Recordings, and Warner Information sued Udio and its peer Suno within the US, alleging copyright infringement within the AI coaching course of.
The Recording Trade Affiliation of America (RIAA) claims each corporations used copyrighted recordings with out permission to coach their AI programs. “AI corporations, like all different enterprises, should abide by the legal guidelines that shield human creativity and ingenuity,” the complaints towards Suno and Udio state. “There may be nothing that exempts AI expertise from copyright legislation or that excuses AI corporations from taking part in by the foundations.”
Ed Newton-Rex, former VP of Audio at Stability AI and founder of moral AI group Pretty Skilled, recognized similarities between Udio-generated music and works from established artists together with John Lennon, Natalie Imbruglia, and Coldplay, amongst others.
Previous to the lawsuits, Udio and Suno argued in April 2024 that their use of copyrighted supplies falls underneath “truthful use” exemptions to US copyright legislation. In responses filed in US federal courts in August 2024, the 2 AI corporations just about admitted that they used copyrighted recordings from the recording corporations that sued them.
Udio’s iOS app contains core options from the corporate’s internet platform: AI-generated music creation, cowl artwork technology, music extensions, playlist administration, and a discovery feed for exploring user-created content material.
The corporate affords tiered subscription choices beginning with a Free plan that features as much as 10 each day creation credit, entry to full music technology, audio and video exports, and entry to the Music Feed.
The Commonplace tier prices $10 a month and contains all Free options, plus audio uploads, music modifying, model discount and “unfavourable prompting”, high-quality WAV & stem exports, extra month-to-month credit and the power to create extra songs on the identical time.
The Udio Professional subscription, priced at $30 a month, covers all options within the Commonplace tier, plus early entry to new function and fashions, and extra month-to-month credit.
Udio stated subscriptions auto-renew except canceled 24 hours earlier than renewal. Customers can cancel their subscriptions in iOS settings.
The launch of Udio’s cellular app got here because the startup not too long ago applied measures seemingly designed to deal with copyright considerations. Final month, Udio partnered with content material identification platform Audible Magic to combine audio fingerprinting expertise into its platform, creating what the businesses described as a “content material management pipeline” to assist streaming companies determine AI-generated tracks and apply acceptable licensing guidelines.
Earlier this 12 months, Udio launched a ‘Types’ function, enabling customers to generate music mimicking the “sonic identification” of current tracks. The corporate specified this function “solely helps uploads of content material that customers personal or management,” although the corporate didn’t clarify how it could guarantee compliance with the coverage.
The corporate additionally launched an up to date AI mannequin known as ‘v1.5 Allegro,’ claiming 30% sooner output technology with out affecting high quality.
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