Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Launches New AI Music Generator Called ‘Happy Shrimp’
Partnering with Chinese major TAIHE MUSIC GROUP, Happy Shrimp users can create songs from prompts like "happily single mandopop ballad."
Alibaba, a major Chinese technology company, has unveiled a new artificial intelligence music generator named "Happy Shrimp" on this week. The innovative AI system can transform user prompts such as "millennial Mandarin pop" or "the dawnlike sensibility of urban folk" into fully produced songs, priced starting from under $10. Partnering with TAIHE MUSIC GROUP, the leading Chinese music label and audio entertainment company, Happy Shrimp 1.0 is currently in its beta stage.
Users can utilize the service for a monthly fee of $14.90 or by purchasing credit packages starting from $9.90. This marks the introduction of Happy Shrimp to Alibaba's portfolio of AI models, which includes Happy Horse (an AI video generation service) and Happy Oyster (an AI tool for creating three-dimensional interactive videos for game developers.
The primary objective behind the development of Happy Shrimp is to push the boundaries of artificial general intelligence. The AI music market has witnessed intense competition and capital influx in the past year, with music companies striving to capitalize on the advancements while others raise concerns over the convergence of technology and music.
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