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This tweet, from Suno’s lead investor, will surely be used in court one day. She says she has shifted her listening from Spotify to Suno. *This is a direct admission that Suno competes with the music it trains on.* This is exactly the kind of competition that Judge Chhabria, in Kadrey v. Meta, said could lead to AI companies losing copyright lawsuits: AI products “helping to enable the rapid generation of countless works that compete with the originals”. The fourth factor affecting fair use decisions - and the one Chhabria says is most important - is the effect of the copying (here, the training) on “the potential market for or value of” the copyrighted work. Suno’s lead investor here provides evidence that Suno displaces demand for the music it is trained on. She even specifically says she uses it as a replacement for the music the *record labels* release - the very companies suing Suno. It is clear to any rational observer that AI music models, trained on copyrighted music without permission, will harm that music’s market & value. But it is still pretty shocking to see Suno’s lead investor admit as much.