SoundCloud backtracks on AI-related terms of use updates | TechCrunch

SoundCloud says it’s revising its terms after widespread backlash over a clause related to AI model training.

Earlier this year, SoundCloud quietly updated its usage policies, adding wording that many users interpreted as legal cover to allow the company to train AI on audio uploaded to its platform. SoundCloud was quick to assert that it wasn’t developing AI by using its users’ content, but the company’s PR statement didn’t allay fears that SoundCloud might do so in the…