{"id":106299,"date":"2025-10-28T09:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=106299"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:48:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T09:48:29","slug":"openai-music-generator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/openai-music-generator\/","title":{"rendered":"Is OpenAI building an AI music generator?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reports hint at a ChatGPT-powered tool that could create music from scratch, but the industry may not be on board just yet.<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI\u2019s music interest<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It looks like OpenAI is ready to dive into the world of music creation. According to The Information<\/a>, the company behind ChatGPT is reportedly developing its own AI music generator that could allow users to create music directly from text or audio prompts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources close to the project say that OpenAI has teamed up with students from New York\u2019s Juilliard School to bring the vision to life. These students are said to be annotating music scores to help train the AI into a model capable of generating realistic-sounding music. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What could the tool actually do?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Right now, there\u2019s limited details about the specifics of the tool or when it could be launched. Reports suggest OpenAI imagines a tool that can generate instrumental accompaniments, or add music to videos. Essentially, a creative assistant for musicians, producers, and content creators alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As always, there\u2019ll likely be a legal catch. As Music Ally<\/a> points out, training AI models on annotated music scores could raise legal eyebrows. While OpenAI could rely on out-of-copyright works, a truly capable model would likely need exposure to a much broader range of music. That\u2019s where publishers and rights holders may step in with lawsuits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI and music: Not for the first time<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t OpenAI\u2019s first rodeo into AI music generation. Back in 2019, the company launched MuseNet, an AI that could combine styles from different artists. This was followed by Jukebox in 2020, which could generate songs in the style of legends like Elvis Presley or Frank Sinatra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, these experiments also raised red flags about copyright and artist likeness. OpenAI\u2019s CEO Sam Altman acknowledged these issues in 2023, saying that creators should have control over how their work and likeness are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCreators deserve control over how their creations are used, and what happens beyond the point of them releasing it into the world. We think that content creators, content owners, likenesses: people totally deserve control over how that\u2019s used, and to benefit from it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO (via Music Ally<\/a>)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Yet, as we recently saw with OpenAI\u2019s video model Sora, concerns remain about AI\u2019s potential to replicate people and creative works without consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The industry\u2019s evolving relationship with AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Despite the legal grey areas, the music industry seems to steadily be embracing AI, or at least learning to work with it. Just last week, we reported on the recent $2 billion valuation of Suno<\/a> (another AI music generator), showing that investors see huge potential in this space, even if lawsuits are mounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even OpenAI is already working with Spotify<\/a> across two different features: Spotify\u2019s AI DJ tool<\/a>, and a recent full integration of Spotify within ChatGPT<\/a>. Speaking of Spotify, the streaming giant is now working with major labels and independent partners to build \u201cresponsible\u201d AI music tools<\/a>– with a clear emphasis on proper licensing and compensation for artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Does Suno\u2019s $2 billion valuation suggest the music industry is embracing AI?<\/a><\/blockquote>