DeepTech Talks: Generative Music in the Context of Trustworthy AI
Trustworthy AI is a foundational concept guiding the regulation of Generative AI, particularly within the European Union. As generative music systems become increasingly prevalent, their development must align with these emerging regulatory frameworks. According to the EU AI Act, providers of certain AI systems that generate audio content are required to ensure outputs are clearly identifiable as artificially generated or manipulated.
The Music Technology Group at Universitat Pompeu Fabra’s Department of Engineering, through the UPF-BMAT Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Music, is actively collaborating with the EU to assess and shape technical solutions that can meet these regulatory requirements. Central to this process is the involvement of diverse stakeholders from the music and technology sectors, ensuring that proposed solutions are not only technically viable but also contextually appropriate and beneficial for the broader music ecosystem.
This workshop is part of that ongoing initiative. It aims to explore the challenges and opportunities in implementing the AI Act within the domain of generative music, and to bring together multiple perspectives - technical, creative, legal, and industrial - on how to ensure that future AI-driven music technologies are transparent, ethical, and supportive of innovation in the music sector.
📅 May 30th, 2025, from 09:40 AM to 12:30 PM
📍 Auditorium Campus Poblenou - Universitat Pompeu Fabra, (C/ Roc Boronat, 138, 08018 Barcelona)
AGENDA
09.40 AM - Registration
09.55 AM- Welcome by Federico Sukno, Director of the Department of Engineering UPF and Gonçal Calvo, Head of Innovation at BMAT
10.00 AM - Keynote by Valerio Velardo, Founder of Transparent Audio: "Transparent Generative AI Music, an Industry Take"
10.40 AM - Keynote by Emilia Gómez, Lead Scientist, Joint Research Centre (European Commission): "AI transparency in Music Generation, a Science for Policy Perspective"
11.20 AM - Coffee Break
11.40 AM - Round Table: Views on AI transparency (moderated by Xavier Serra, Full professor at Enginyeria UPF)
- Joan Serrà, Staff Research Scientist and Team Lead (Sony AI)
- Carla Ràfols, Associate Professor and Researcher in Cryptography (Enginyeria UPF)
- Fernando Vilariño, Director of the ENIA Chair UAB-Cruïlla: AI in Music & Arts, Associate Director, Computer Vision Centre (CVC-UAB)
- Emilio Molina, Head of R&D (BMAT)
12.40 AM - Closure
IA y Música: Cátedra en Inteligencia Artificial y Música (TSI-100929-2023-1), project funded by Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial, and European Union-Next Generation EU