YouTube launches AI tool that lets you CLONE pop stars' voices - so, would this Charlie Puth track fool you?

YouTube has sidestepped controversies surrounding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to generate new music with a new tool that clones singers' voices. The new feature, called Dream Track, is available in YouTube Shorts – the Google-owned platform's answer to TikTok that lets users post short videos. Users can enter a prompt about what sort of music style they want – such as'upbeat' or'ballad' – and select the artist they want the AI to imitate. Nine artists have allowed their voice to be copied for the tool, including Alec Benjamin, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, John Legend, Sia and Troye Sivan. YouTube posted a short clip of what the clone version of US singer Charlie Puth sounds like – and it's impressively close to the real thing.