A Breakthrough in AI Music Generation? New Tools by OpenAI and Suno Controversies – AI News – #1 November 2025

The generative artificial intelligence market is not slowing down. After revolutions in text (ChatGPT) and video (Sora), OpenAI is apparently targeting another industry – music. The latest reports indicate that the company is intensively working on a new, advanced tool that could redefine the process of music creation. However, this is happening at a time when the industry is already boiling with controversies, lawsuits, and fundamental questions about the future of human creativity. What do we know about OpenAI’s new music project?

According to a report published by “The Information,” OpenAI is developing a tool that generates music not only based on text prompts but also using existing audio samples.

The potential applications spark the imagination. The new model could be used for automatically adding soundtracks to movies – which seems like a natural complement to the Sora video generator. Sources also mention more advanced possibilities, such as adding guitar accompaniment to an existing vocal track.

It is unclear when the tool might be launched or whether it will be a standalone product or a feature integrated with ChatGPT or Sora. Considering the company’s strategy so far, both options are likely.

This isn’t OpenAI’s first approach to music (the company showed the Jukebox model back in 2020), but it is the first since the release of ChatGPT. This time, the stakes seem much higher. To ensure the highest quality training data, OpenAI reportedly partnered with students from the prestigious Juilliard School. Their task is supposedly to annotate scores in detail, suggesting that the new model will be trained not only on raw audio files but also on formal music theory.

OpenAI’s entry into this market is significant because it hits a particularly unstable ground. Current players such as Google and the increasingly popular Suno are already facing huge legal and ethical challenges.

The biggest controversy currently affecting the music ecosystem is the phenomenon of so-called “account farms” on streaming platforms, especially Spotify.

Music generated by AI, unlike the work of human artists, involves almost no production costs. There is no need to rent a studio, pay session musicians, or cover mixing and mastering. This allows AI “creators” to redirect the entire budget towards marketing and manipulating recommendation algorithms.

As a result, AI-created tracks, often lacking depth but perfectly matched to the “mood” of popular playlists, are aggressively promoted. They flood platforms, competing for listeners’ attention with real artists. For the latter, who bear real costs, this means a drastic drop in already low streaming income.

Suno, the current leader in AI music generation, has become the target of multiple lawsuits from both major labels (members of the RIAA) and independent artists. The accusation is the same: massive copyright infringement by training models on licensed works without authorization.

Interestingly, in one of the proceedings, Suno presented an innovative defense line. The company argues that even if its model learned from copyrighted music, it does not infringe the copyright of the sound recording. According to the US copyright law (Section 114(b) of the Copyright Act), infringement of sound recording rights would require physical sampling (copying fragments like a collage). Suno claims its AI does not do that – instead, it generates completely new sounds. If courts accept this argument, it could open a Pandora’s box for the entire generative AI industry.

The music world is not passive. Reactions are divided – from fear, through attempts to adapt, to open rebellion.

Over 200 artists, including stars like Billie Eilish and Nicki Minaj, as well as the heirs of Frank Sinatra, signed an open letter calling for protection against the “predatory” use of AI. They demand that tech companies commit not to develop tools that “undermine or replace human creativity” and steal the voices and images of artists (as shown by the high-profile deepfake case of Drake and The Weeknd by the “Ghostwriter”).

Streaming platforms are at the center of the debate. Interestingly, they have adopted radically different strategies.

OpenAI’s entry into the music world is inevitable and will certainly accelerate technological development. We already have evidence that AI can be a powerful tool in the hands of artists – such as in the restoration of John Lennon’s old demos for The Beatles’ song “Now and Then.”

However, the threats are real and concern the foundations of the entire ecosystem. The coming months and years will be crucial. Outcomes of lawsuits against Suno and decisions by streaming platforms, especially market leader Spotify, will determine whether AI becomes a new revolutionary instrument or a tool that devalues human art and destroys musicians’ livelihoods. If you are curious about how these matters will unfold – stay updated with the latest in artificial intelligence news and subscribe to Delante’s newsletter!

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