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Suno AI Music Generator Trained on Millions of Songs Scraped from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer

Jul 15, 2026

A hacking incident has revealed that AI music generator Suno trained its models on millions of songs and lyrics scraped from platforms such as YouTube Music, Deezer, and Genius, according to reporting by 404 Media. Suno has previously not disclosed the sources of its training data.

Why it matters: The revelation raises legal and ethical concerns about copyright and transparency in AI music training data.

Full story at: The Verge / AI