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2 articles tagged with synthetic-media

March 25, 2026
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Google launches Lyria 3 Pro music generator, claims training data is rights-cleared

Google has released Lyria 3 Pro, its latest AI music generation model capable of creating tracks up to three minutes long with improved understanding of musical structure. The model is available through Gemini, Google Vids, Vertex AI, and Google AI Studio. Google claims the training data comes from sources it has contractual and legal rights to use.

February 20, 2026
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Microsoft research: AI media authentication methods unreliable, yet regulators mandate them

Microsoft's technical report systematically evaluates methods to distinguish authentic media from AI-generated content and finds none are reliably effective on their own. The findings contradict regulatory assumptions underlying new laws designed to combat deepfakes and synthetic media.