Pozalabs, a South Korean AI music startup founded in 2018, specializes in generating original music, lyrics, and vocals without relying on copyrighted materials.

This proprietary dataset includes over one million MIDI sound samples and 50,000 vocal samples, all created by a team of 15 professional composers to ensure high-quality music generation.

Pozalabs' tools, such as LAIVE and eapy, empower users to create music independently, reinforcing the startup's commitment to ethical practices.

In response to inquiries from the Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music (SACEM), Pozalabs detailed its ethical training methods.

Huh emphasized that Pozalabs' approach respects the creative contributions of artists and aligns with ethical practices in the music industry.

However, Pozalabs faces challenges competing against startups that utilize larger datasets of commercial songs without permission.

This proactive engagement may serve as a model for future partnerships between AI technology and the traditional music industry as discussions about AI's role in music continue.

CEO Wongil Huh confirmed that Pozalabs does not use any external music for AI training without permission, emphasizing their exclusive reliance on a proprietary dataset.

The company aims to demonstrate that the future of music can be a partnership between human creativity and AI enhancement.

The company firmly opposes the unauthorized use of copyrighted music in AI training, viewing it as unethical and harmful to the creative ecosystem.

To promote transparency and collaboration, Pozalabs has invited SACEM representatives to visit its Seoul office and expressed interest in developing artist-specific music generation models.

SACEM previously sent a letter to Pozalabs requesting they refrain from using SACEM-affiliated music for AI training without permission, following their advocacy for ethical AI practices.