SZA condemns AI music, cites Suno for using 238 tracks

Singer SZA has launched a new public condemnation of artificial intelligence in music after discovering that 238 of her songs, including unreleased material, were used to train AI models without her consent. The Grammy-winning artist expressed her outrage over the weekend in a series of social media posts, calling musicians who support such technology "disgusting" and warning fellow artists not to give away their creative work.

The singer said she checked an online database that revealed her extensive catalog had been used for AI training. She specifically called out the AI music company Suno and alleged that producer Diplo, whom she claimed has equity in the company, is "actively attempting to train it on the best and brightest black minds of writers and producers." A representative for Diplo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement last week, Suno's chief product officer defended the company's practices, saying it built its models around "Original Creation, By Design" and does not use artist names as training metadata, aiming to help people create new music rather than replicate existing artists.

SZA has been a vocal critic of AI for years,...