Universal Music signs a new AI deal with Nvidia

Universal Music Group is partnering with Nvidia to bring a new AI model to one of the world's largest music catalogs. Among other initiatives, Tuesday's announcement touts the extension of Nvidia's music AI model Music Flamingo, which is designed to mimic how humans understand music by recognizing nuanced elements like song structure, harmony, emotional arcs, and chord progressions.

It's another instance of the music industry's about-face on AI, which took UMG from suing Anthropic in 2023...