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Hack suggests AI music generator Suno scraped YouTube for training data
The hacker used an employee's credentials to access source code, which revealed how Suno scraped decades of audio.
TL;DR
- Suno, an AI music generator, was reportedly hacked in November.
- The hacker claims to have accessed source code showing Suno scraped audio from YouTube Music, Deezer, Genius, stock music libraries, and podcast RSS feeds.
- Suno states it trains AI on 'publicly available music files' under fair use, but major record labels are suing, citing copyright infringement and DMCA violations.
- Competitor Udio also faces accusations of scraping YouTube data.
- The hack reportedly exposed customer emails, phone numbers, and partial credit card numbers.
- Suno did not notify customers, calling it a 'limited security incident'.