Legal Trap: Google’s AI Drake

The AI Drake track that mysteriously went viral over the weekend is the start of a problem that will upend Google in one way or another -- and it’s really not clear which way it will go.

Here’s the basics: there’s a new track called ‘Heart on My Sleeve’ by a TikTok user called @ghostwriter877 with AI-generated vocals that sound like Drake and The Weeknd.

The song mysteriously blew up out of nowhere over the weekend, which, well, is fishy for various reasons.

After the song went viral on TikTok, a full version was released on music streaming services like Apple Music and Spotify, and on YouTube.

This prompted Drake and The Weeknd’s label Universal Music Group to issue a sternly-worded statement about the dangers of AI, which specifically says that using generative AI infringes its copyrights.