OpenAI is developing a new tool that promises to reshape how music is made. The tool aims to generate music through text and audio prompts, allowing users to create original songs and soundtracks for videos with ease.

New Heights in AI Music Creation

The upcoming tool from OpenAI is said to offer unique abilities. Users may soon be able to request music by describing what they want, such as asking for a guitar backing for a vocal recording, or creating an entire soundtrack for a short film. Behind the scenes, OpenAI is working closely with students from the Juilliard School in the United States. The students are helping annotate musical scores, which are then used to train the AI in understanding different patterns, structures, and emotions in music. By learning from skilled musicians rather than just raw data, the tool is expected to create music that feels more expressive and true to its roots.​

Earlier, OpenAI had developed similar projects like MuseNet and Jukebox. These achieved moderate success but did not see wide adoption because they weren’t directly accessible to everyday users. More recently, OpenAI has focused on audio models for speech, such as converting text to spoken words, or transcribing speech to text, demonstrating its capability to refine sound-based artificial intelligence.​

Competing in an Active Market

OpenAI’s foray into music generation is not without its challenges. The company faces strong competition from Google, whose MusicLM and Lyria models are already known for generating music, and from start-ups like Suno and Udio. These rivals have built up a loyal user base even as they battle major legal issues. The Recording Industry Association of America has launched lawsuits against Suno and Udio, accusing them of using copyrighted audio recordings without permission. If the verdict goes against them, the damages sought could add up to hundreds of millions of dollars, showing just how complicated AI-generated content is in the real world.​

For OpenAI, the competition means it must focus on not just technology, but also the quality and legality of its training data. Its partnership with Juilliard suggests a move toward learning from carefully selected, annotated sources. By emphasising such a foundation, OpenAI aims to generate music that is authentic and legally safer.

Expanding Creative Tools

The new music tool forms only part of OpenAI’s broader push to provide creative solutions. The company recently launched ChatGPT Atlas, an AI-enabled web browser, and updated its video-generation platform Sora to introduce features such as AI-powered cameo creation. These advancements signal OpenAI’s desire to help users not just write, but also produce images, videos, and now music, all through simple prompts.​

Despite the buzz, details about the launch of the music tool remain uncertain. OpenAI has not confirmed whether the tool will be a separate service or embedded within existing platforms like ChatGPT or Sora. Industry sources expect it could become a part of the company’s ecosystem, allowing users to pair AI-generated video and music seamlessly in one workflow.​

If OpenAI succeeds, the tool could transform how music, soundtracks, and jingles are produced in India and across the globe. For videographers, advertisers, musicians, and students, it could mean creating professional-level music with just a few words and clicks, without traditional instruments or complex editing software. This move would allow more people to access the power of music creation and reflects a future where technology and artistic expression have never been so closely linked.​

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