Key Points:
- Udio’s partnership with Audible Magic is designed to fingerprint and register all tracks created using Udio’s AI platform at the moment of generation.
- The fingerprinting system creates a unique audio “signature” that allows any track generated on Udio to be identified across digital platforms.
- This process is primarily for tracking the provenance of AI-generated music and enforcing rights management.
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What Happens If You Upload Your Own Audio?
- If you upload your own audio to Udio and it gets registered in their fingerprinting system, the act of fingerprinting alone does not automatically label your audio as “AI-generated.” The fingerprint is a technical identifier, not a classification of how the audio was made.
- Any track created using Udio’s AI generation tools is fingerprinted and registered as such. This means that if you use Udio’s tools to generate music, that output is marked as being created on Udio and can be traced as AI-generated in the supply chain.
- If you upload non-AI-generated audio (e.g., your own original recording) to Udio, and it is registered with Audible Magic, it will be fingerprinted for identification and tracking. However, it will not be automatically classified as AI-generated simply because it’s in the database—the classification depends on the context of creation, not just registration.
What About Audio Created Using Your Own Audio?
- If you use your own audio as a source or sample within Udio’s AI tools, any new track generated by the AI will be fingerprinted and registered as an AI-generated track. The fingerprinting system is designed to trace the origin and creation method of the track, so the new work would be considered AI-generated, even if it incorporates your own material.
- If you simply upload your own audio for fingerprinting (outside of Udio’s AI generation), it will be tracked for identification purposes, but not labeled as AI-generated.
Summary Table
| Scenario | Fingerprinted? | Considered AI-Generated? |
|---|---|---|
| Upload your own audio (not via AI generation) | Yes | No |
| Generate new audio using Udio AI tools | Yes | Yes |
| Generate audio using your own audio as input | Yes | Yes (if AI tools are used) |
Additional Notes
- Fingerprinting is a neutral process: it creates an identifier for tracking and rights management, regardless of how the audio was made.
- Classification as AI-generated depends on whether Udio’s AI tools were used to create the audio, not just on whether the audio is fingerprinted.
If you upload your own audio to Udio and it gets fingerprinted, it is simply registered for identification. Only audio generated using Udio’s AI tools is specifically marked as AI-generated in the system.