YouTube is exploring the future of music remixing with a new AI-driven feature, allowing creators to “restyle” licensed songs for their Shorts.The company has launched a limited trial of this feature, named ‘Dream Track’, which enables creators to use artificial intelligence to customize various elements of a song, including its mood, genre, and tempo, as per The Verge.
Once the user enters a prompt to guide the restyling, the AI generates a unique 30-second remix that can be used in YouTube Shorts.
The feature is currently being tested by a small group of creators, with access granted to those invited to participate in the experiment.
To use ‘Dream Track’, creators can select an eligible song, describe how they want to transform it, and then let the AI produce the reworked track.
The remixed soundtracks will be labelled with clear attribution to the original song and will also include a note that the track was altered using AI.
YouTube has emphasized that the ‘Dream Track’ experiment will only feature music from artists who have consented to have their voices used by the AI.
Some of the participating artists include Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, and John Legend.