AI music creation startup ‘Forzalabs’ sent a letter to 700 AI companies and platforms
Reveals content of their response letter… “Let’s cooperate”, “Do not use Sony Music Group’s music assets for artificial intelligence (AI) learning without permission.” (Sony Music Group),
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, “We do not use any external music sources for music creation.” (Heo Wongil, CEO of Forzalabs),
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, ‘Recently, one of the world’s largest record companies, Sony Music Group, sent a letter to the Korean AI music creation startup Forzalabs, stating “Do not use our music without permission for AI learning.” Forzalabs responded to this. Heo Wongil, CEO of Forzalabs, stated that they developed an AI music generation model using a dataset created by a team of about 30 affiliated composers and that they operate with strict ethical standards when utilizing AI training data. He suggested a visit to Forzalabs’ Seoul office and proposed to share their AI music generation method and discuss collaboration with affiliated artists with Sony Music Group.’,
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, ‘According to Forzalabs on the 14th, Sony Music Group posted a message on its official website last month on the 16th, stating not to use their music and various intellectual properties without permission. On the same day, NBC in the United States reported that “Sony Music Group sent letters to over 700 AI companies and music streaming platforms worldwide.”‘,
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, ‘Forzalabs received a letter from Sony Music on the 24th of last month and sent a reply expressing their position after about 20 days. CEO Heo stated, “Forzalabs developed an AI music generation model using exclusive MIDI (electronic instrument) dataset created by a team of 30 affiliated composers,” and explained that they do not use any external music sources for music generation.’,
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, ‘He added, “We deeply respect the intellectual property rights of all stakeholders and creators in the music industry,” and said, “We have adhered to this method since the company’s establishment.”‘,
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, ‘He strongly opposed the use of music that has not resolved copyright issues for AI training, calling it a serious violation of the creative efforts of music creators and stakeholders. He further stated that Forzalabs operates the company with the strictest ethical standards in utilizing AI training data.’,
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, ‘Additionally, CEO Heo welcomed a visit from Sony Music Group to Forzalabs’ Seoul office, saying, “I would like to explain how we create AI music and discuss collaborating on artist-specific music generation models.” He emphasized that they will do their best for ethical use of training data and continuously make efforts to create synergy among stakeholders and music creators in the music industry.’,
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