Google Won't Admit It's Using YouTube Creators' Music to Train Its Lyria AI
The Verge AI·16 hours ago·Regulation
A group of independent musicians has filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming it illegally used their YouTube-uploaded songs to train its Lyria 3 music AI model. Google has responded to the suit but refuses to openly confirm or deny whether YouTube content is used as training data. The case raises urgent questions about creator rights and consent when platform uploads become AI fuel.