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This Week in AI:

Music labels, once ready to fight AI in court, are now sitting at the table, working on licensing deals that could reshape how artists and AI coexist. At the same time, Salesforce’s acquisition of Moonhub shows just how fast companies are leaning into AI-driven hiring. And Meta is starting to replace human reviewers with internal AI systems; another sign that efficiency and automation are becoming the norm, not the exception.

We’re watching this closely because these aren’t just headlines, they’re early signals of where the entire ecosystem is heading.

In This Issue:

 ✅ Record → Suno and Udio might avoid billions in fines.

 ✅ Salesforce → AI for hiring is heating up, and Salesforce wants in.

 ✅ Meta’s → Another job category bites the dust.

Let’s take a closer look.

Music Labels Ditch Lawsuits for Licensing Deals

TL;DR:

Universal, Warner, and Sony are supposedly in licensing talks with AI music startups Suno and Udio, after both were sued last year for mass copyright infringement. The discussions include equity stakes and per-song licensing fees, potentially resolving multi-billion-dollar lawsuits that threatened to define the future of AI-generated music.

Our Take:

This is Napster vs. Spotify all over again, but the labels are playing it smarter this time. Rather than fighting a losing legal battle, they’re angling for recurring revenue and boardroom power. Expect more copyright-heavy industries, books, video, journalism, to follow suit. If you’re building with generative AI, this moment is a flashing red light: your legal strategy is your business model.

Salesforce Acquires Moonhub to Power AI Recruiting

TL;DR:

Salesforce just acquired Moonhub, an AI hiring startup focused on automating candidate sourcing, to integrate its tools into Salesforce’s HR suite. Moonhub was known for its AI “recruiter-in-a-box” approach, scanning talent pools, ranking candidates, and streamlining outreach.

Our Take:

This is a roadmap. With HR spend ballooning and talent wars tightening, the incentive to offload hiring tasks onto AI is huge. Salesforce didn’t just buy a tool, they bought time, efficiency, and a front-row seat to the labor AI transformation. If you’re in recruiting, expect your competition to start looking more like code than people.

Meta AI Quietly Replaces Human Risk Reviewers

TL;DR:

Meta has been using its in-house AI to phase out third-party contractors responsible for flagging and removing AI hallucinations and risky outputs. These roles were part of a growing ecosystem of human “AI overseers” meant to catch edge cases before they hit users.

Our Take:

The humans-in-the-loop are being looped out. This move highlights the brutal efficiency pressure inside major AI labs and the disappearing window for those holding safety-related jobs in the AI pipeline. The real question: What happens when the AI screws up? With fewer human eyes on the output, the trust math changes fast.

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