YouTube's AI Voice Tool Faces Delay as Labels Negotiate Rights for Using Musician Voices

YouTube is developing an AI tool that would allow creators to use the voices of famous musicians to make new videos. They are in talks with record labels over rights.

The tool was originally planned to launch in September, but negotiations with labels are taking longer than expected.

Major labels like Universal, Sony, and Warner are in talks over rights for a beta launch, but wider use would require new deals.

Artists have mixed opinions - some are resistant, while others see potential. Questions remain about how artists would be paid.

Music publishers recently sued an Amazon-backed AI company over copyright, showing debates continue around AI's role in music creation.