In a significant step towards interfacing with AI and its impact on the music industry, Spotify has partnered with the big three record companies — Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group — as well as licensing giant Merlin and global digital music company Believe to develop “responsible” AI products to empower artists and songwriters.

Spotify announced its latest initiative to make “significant investments in AI research and product development,” according to a release, marking one of the first times that major music companies have come together to develop tools that address artists’ and songwriters’ concerns about AI usage in the music space. Spotify notes that it hopes to expand its partnership to additional distributors and rights holders over time.

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