The TOS explicitly prohibits the usage of licensed content material, akin to music from main labels, for coaching any AI fashions, together with generative AI. For different varieties of content material uploaded to SoundCloud, the TOS permits for the potential for AI-related use.
Importantly, no such use has taken place up to now, and SoundCloud will introduce sturdy inner permissioning controls to manipulate any potential future use. Should we ever think about using person content material to coach generative AI fashions, we’d introduce clear opt-out mechanisms upfront—at a minimal—and stay dedicated to transparency with our creator neighborhood.