One of the new features introduces audio watermarking and fingerprinting for music generated with Suno. The company said the technology is designed to help identify tracks created on its platform and reduce misuse when songs are uploaded to streaming services. Suno did not specify which watermarking technology it will use or provide a timeline for deployment.
Suno has also partnered with lyrics provider Musixmatch to integrate its Sentinel copyright detection system as part of its efforts to improve content identification.
"These tools are designed to be durable and resistant to tampering, without affecting the listening experience. They are also not intended to pass judgment on whether a song is good, meaningful, or sufficiently human," Shulman wrote.
He added, "Ultimately, we believe it should be up to artists and platforms to decide what they want to disclose. Our role is to build tools that give them transparency options and make it easier to collaborate across the industry."
The company also plans to introduce a new download policy intended to prevent mass distribution of AI-generated songs on streaming platforms, although it did not disclose additional details about how the policy will operate.
Alongside those changes, Suno updated its community guidelines to explicitly prohibit "deceptive audio presented as real" and "using a real person's voice or likeness without permission," a move intended to reduce AI-generated impersonation and copycat content.
The announcement comes as Suno faces multiple legal challenges. The company is defending itself in a copyright lawsuit brought by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Group in a case coordinated by the Recording Industry Association of America.
More recently, a German court ruled in favor of licensing agency GEMA, finding that Suno had violated copyright rules.
Suno has also been dealing with the aftermath of a previously reported data breach. Reports linked the incident to training data collected from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius, while Have I Been Pwned later said the breach affected 55 million users. The company is now facing a class action lawsuit in Massachusetts alleging it prioritized profit over adequate security measures.
With its latest policy changes, Suno is seeking to strengthen safeguards around AI-generated music as legal and regulatory pressure on generative AI platforms continues to grow.
This analysis is based on reporting from TechCrunch.
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