Hajra Naz
OpenAI is reportedly developing a new music-creation tool that will allow users to generate songs from text and audio prompts, according to a report in The Information. Such a tool could let you add music to an existing video or even provide guitar accompaniment for a vocal track you already have.
The precise release date is still unknown, and it is unclear whether this will be a separate product or integrated into OpenAI’s existing platforms (for example, ChatGPT or the video app Sora).
One source told The Information that OpenAI is collaborating with some students from The Juilliard School to annotate musical scores. These annotated scores are believed to serve as training data for the tool.
OpenAI already has prior music-generation work: their research model Jukebox created songs with vocals and instrumentals from scratch. Earlier still, the model MuseNet generated multi-instrument compositions. More recently, OpenAI’s focus has been on audio work related to text-to-speech and speech-to-text.
Other companies in the “generative music” space include Suno, Inc., which offers AI music tools that produce songs from text prompts. The broader market is growing quickly: recent analysis estimates the global AI-in-music market could reach about USD 38.7 billion by 2033, up from around USD 3.9 billion in 2023.
What this could mean
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For creators: Video makers could drop in background tracks or full compositions more easily without hiring a composer.
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For musicians: You might record a vocal line and ask the tool to add instrumentation or harmonies.
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For licensing & rights: As music gets generated by AI, questions of ownership, copyright, and originality become important. The generative music field is still figuring out best practices.
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For OpenAI’s product roadmap: If OpenAI bundles this into ChatGPT or Sora, it could become widely available; if it remains separate, it may target more professional creators or early adopters first.
What we don’t yet know
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When will the tool be launched?
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Whether it will be a standalone product or part of an existing product.
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What the pricing or access model will be.
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Exactly how much control users will have (e.g., genre, instruments, mood, length) or how good the output will be.
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How licensing and rights issues will be handled (who owns the generated music, can it be used commercially, etc.).
FAQs
1. What does “generative music” mean?
It means the AI can make music from your text or voice prompts.
2. How is it different from Jukebox or MuseNet?
Those were research tools. This one seems built for real users and simple use, like adding music to videos.
3. Do I need music skills to use it?
No. Just describe what you want — the AI does the rest.
4. What are the risks of AI music?
Mainly copyright issues and songs sounding too similar.
