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Nashville musician discovers AI companies using his songs without permission
Nashville musician Adam Paddock discovered 71 percent of his discography is being used by AI companies to train music generation models without permission. He found 48 of his songs included in a watchdog database, with no payment to artists, and noted independent musicians are disproportionately affected.
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