Google adds music-generation capabilities to the Gemini app | TechCrunch
Summary
Google's Gemini app now features music generation capabilities powered by DeepMind's Lyria 3 model, allowing users to create original tracks based on text, images, and videos.
Why It Matters
This development highlights the growing intersection of AI and music, offering new creative tools for users while raising questions about copyright and the implications for artists. As AI-generated content becomes more prevalent, understanding its impact on the music industry is crucial for creators and consumers alike.
Key Takeaways
- Gemini app users can generate music tracks using text prompts and media files.
- The Lyria 3 model enhances the realism and complexity of AI-generated music.
- Google's music generation feature will be available globally for users aged 18 and over.
- AI-generated music raises copyright concerns, with ongoing legal challenges in the industry.
- All AI-generated tracks will include a SynthID watermark for identification.
Google announced on Wednesday that it’s adding a music-generation feature to the Gemini app. The company is using DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music-generation model to power the feature, which is still in beta. To use the feature, you’ll describe the song you want to create, and the app will generate a track along with lyrics. For instance, you could ask Gemini to create a “comical R&B slow jam about a sock finding its match,” and the app will generate a 30-second track along with a cover art made by Nano Banana. Google said that you can even upload a photo or a video, and the AI-powered tool will create a song to match the mood of the media file. Loading the player… The company said that Lyria 3 improves on the previous generation of models, creating more realistic and complex music tracks. Users can also change and control other elements like style, vocals, and tempo. Along with rolling out Lyria 3 to the Gemini app, Google is making the model available to YouTube creators through the Dream Track feature on YouTube, a tool that helps creators make AI-generated tracks. The option was only available to YouTube creators in the U.S. until now. But with this release, Google is expanding Dream Track availability globally. Google said that you can’t mimic an artist outright, but if you add an artist’s name to your prompt, Gemini will create a track in a similar style or a mood. (It’s not clear if generation will make it easier for others to decode the music style of a particular artist....
