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The Atlantic created a searchable database of the music used to train AI
Saturday, June 20, 2026
The Atlantic built a public, searchable database covering four datasets — including sets of 12 million and 9 million tracks — used to train AI models, with Google and Stability AI both confirming use in research papers. If you've ever released music, there's a real chance your work is in here without your knowledge or consent. It's a rare moment of transparency in an industry that has been remarkably good at keeping these details opaque.
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