OpenAI Looking Into Generative Music Tool; How The Lot Radio Has Thrived as an Indie Station for 10 Years
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OpenAI reportedly developing new generative music tool
Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to add guitar accompaniment to an existing vocal track, sources said. It’s not clear when OpenAI plans to launch such a tool or whether it would be available as a standalone product (as opposed to integrating with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and video app Sora).
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Hey, great read as always. Wonder what OpenAI's music tool means for indie arists? So insightful!