In April, a fake AI song with the voices of Drake and The Weeknd went viral. Electronic music artist Grimes lets people use her voice in AI music and split the royalties|NRK P3; John Biehler; Harvey K|CC BY-NC-SA 2.0; CC BY-NC 2.0

AI-generated songs with voices of famous artists are on the rise and music studios are racing to monetize it.

Universal and Warner Music are reportedly in talks with Google to develop a product that will let users pay the owners of the copyrights and legitimately create AI music, sources close to the discussions told the Financial Times.

In April, a fake AI song with the voices of Drake and The Weeknd went viral. Universal Music, home to Drake, Taylor Swift and others, took it down from streaming platforms, citing copyright.

Artist’s dilemma
Drake and rapper Ice Cube have publicly slammed these songs, but electronic music artists like Grimes have let people use their voices in AI music and split the royalties. 

Soon musicians will have to decide whether to let artificial intelligence use their voice and music style. 

The future 
At present, copyright infringement laws on AI music are feeble but it might change in the near future.

When YouTube videos began carrying soundtracks, it took the music industry years to establish a system that pays them for it. Now it generates $2 billion a year.