YouTube’s AI-Powered Music Generation Feature Is Improving Creator Music
For its creators, YouTube is introducing a new artificial intelligence (AI) function. The new tool, which was unveiled on Tuesday, is an AI-powered music generator that will let content producers create original instrumentals for their videos. The new function, which is part of YouTube Studio’s Creator Music page, will be free for producers to use. The tool is being handed out gradually, so it may take a few days before all producers can test it out, according to the massive video streaming company.
YouTube Is Introducing a Tool for AI-Powered Music Creation
In a YouTube video posted to its Creator Inside channel, the business revealed the new function. The goal of the new AI tool is to provide content producers more options for instrumental music to include in their videos. Because of strict copyright strikes, adding music to a video on YouTube has never been easy. Even if content providers have contributed the same songs to the site, they are unable to play music from labels and commercial companies.
As a result, content creators are either left with generic open-source instrumentals or YouTube’s library that can be accessed via the Creator Music tab. The interface lets creators select from a large catalogue of copyright-free music. The tab also lets users browse music by genre, mood, vocals, beats-per-minute (BPM), duration, and more. Notably, not all the tracks in Creator Music are free, and creators are required to pay for some premium tracks.
The new AI tool, Music Assistant, comes as a new avenue for creators to find the perfect track for their videos. It is available as a separate tab in Creator Music, with the Gemini sparkle icon. The page has a text field where users can describe the music track they’re looking for by specifying the topic of the video, mood, duration, and other elements. After writing the prompt, users can tap the Create button to generate four audio samples.
If the content creator is unsure about what to create, they can touch on the Suggest tab, and the AI will provide them with some helpful suggestions. According to YouTube, all creators will be able to use this function for free. It did not, however, indicate whether there are any rate restrictions on the tool’s use.
YouTube stated that audio produced with the tool won’t be subject to copyright strikes, but it did not reveal specifics about the AI model underlying the feature. The data will be kept on its servers for 30 days, and the business will gather the prompts to enhance the device.
