ASCAP , BMI and SOCAN revealed on Tuesday updated policies to accept registrations of musical compositions partially generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These works will now be registered directly with the individual societies.

All three PRO registration policies define a partially AI-generated musical work as “one that combines elements of AI-generated musical content with elements of human authorship,” however musical compositions that are entirely created using AI tools will remain non-eligible.

These policy updates are in response to songwriters and composers increasingly incorporate a variety of AI tools into their creative process and workflow. The trio of organizations highlight their disapproval of AI technology companies ingesting and training models on

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