{
  "id": 9359008,
  "title": "Sony Music Joins ARIAM to Advocate for Responsible AI Usage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sony-music-joins-ariam-to-advocate-for-responsible-ai-usage",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:32:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/sony-music-joins-ariam-for-responsible-ai-use/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sony Music has become the first music company to join the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media (ARIAM), a group dedicated to ensuring responsible AI usage in the creative industry. ARIAM's other members include The Walt Disney Co., BBC, Condé Nast, The New York Times, Fox Entertainment, and Adobe. The organization operates on the principle of recognizing creative opportunities from AI, believing in technology when it's done right, and adhering to copyright laws while promoting collaboration between companies and rightsholders.\n\nSony's Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Kelleher, expressed the company's commitment to protecting music and aligning with ARIAM's belief that responsible AI partnerships are crucial to fostering innovation, supporting creators, and maintaining a thriving environment for consumers. Conversely, Sony and Universal Music Group recently filed a lawsuit against AI company Suno, alleging that it infringes on artists' rights to control their works, decide on future uses, and determine with which products and services they associate.\n\nThe Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Association of Independent Music (A2IM), and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have also joined forces to propose regulations for AI-generated music on streaming services and charts.",
  "summary": "Sony is the first music company to join the alliance that includes The Walt Disney Co., BBC, Fox Entertainment, Condé Nast and more.",
  "key_points": [
    "Sony Music joins ARIAM as first music company to advocate responsible AI usage.",
    "ARIAM includes major media companies like Disney, BBC, and Adobe.",
    "Sony and Universal Music Group sued AI company Suno for copyright infringement."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Sony Music Group Becomes First Music Company to Join AI Content Coalition ARIAM",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sony-music-group-becomes-first-music-company-to-join-ai-content",
        "published": "2026-09-23T13:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}