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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, March 24, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
OpenAI tested Jukebox, an AI model capable of generating music with lyrics in various styles, released as open-source research code in 2020; no commercial product exists.
Details
Jukebox was a neural network model that could generate raw audio waveforms for songs in specified genres and artist styles, including vocals. OpenAI published the research and released the model weights and code on GitHub in April 2020, but it has never been deployed as a consumer product. The project has not received updates and represents a research artifact rather than an active offering.
Products affected
Open-source research code only (github.com/openai/jukebox)no commercial product
Sources & Evidence
News Article
Academic Paper
Cite this record
Trace Foundation. (2026). OpenAI: OpenAI tested Jukebox, an AI model capable of generating music with lyrics in various styles, released as open-source research code in 2020; no commercial product exists (data as of 2026-07-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/9ff93cfe-08ab-4065-94d5-5b11ae72dde5. Accessed October 13, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/9ff93cfe-08ab-4065-94d5-5b11ae72dde5
- Data as of
- July 22, 2026
- Last verified
- April 10, 2026
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