Google announced the launch of Lyria 3 Pro, an upgraded AI music generation model that lets users create tracks up to three minutes long, compared with the 30‑second limit of the original Lyria 3. The new model offers finer creative control, allowing prompts that specify song sections such as intros, verses, choruses and bridges. Lyria 3 Pro is being rolled out to the Gemini app for paid subscribers, as well as to Google Vids, ProducerAI, Vertex AI, the Gemini API and AI Studio. Google says the model was trained on partner data and permissible YouTube and Google content, and that any generated track is marked with a SynthID to indicate AI involvement. Read more →

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R‑Tenn.) has released a discussion draft for a federal AI bill that aims to codify a recent executive order on artificial intelligence. The draft proposes a duty of care for AI developers, stricter safeguards for minors online, protection of individuals' voice and visual likenesses, new transparency rules for AI‑generated content, reporting requirements on AI‑related job impacts, and an effort to end Section 230. It also addresses copyright concerns by stating that unauthorized use of copyrighted works for AI training does not qualify as fair use. The proposal signals the first major congressional step toward comprehensive AI regulation. Read more →