STORY: From software that really sings, to why chatbots are throwing some punches, this is Generation AI. YouTube is launching an incubator to help explore the use of AI in music. The Alphabet unit says the group will help gather insights on generative AI experiments at YouTube. The firm has signed up mega-label Universal Music as a partner, and is set to work with artists including ABBA member Bjorn Ulvaeus. Facebook-parent Meta has released an AI model that can translate between dozens of languages. Boss Mark Zuckerberg hopes that will help drive his vision of a global metaverse, where people everywhere can interact without linguistic divides. Baidu is waiting for a green light from Beijing. The Chinese tech giant beat earnings forecasts over the latest quarter, and says it’s integrating its Ernie chatbot into numerous products. But it needs regulators to OK a wider rollout to the public, and that hasn’t come yet. AI could be entering the boxing ring.Startup Jabbr has developed a system that can observe fights, and measure 50 different parameters in real time. Boss Allan Svejstrup: “What it's going to give you is an automated count of strikes thrown, what's landed, the impact quality of the shots, but it's also going to do a lot of other cool things like generate automated highlights for you.”The system has already been put through its paces at a London boxing club. And AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted. That’s according to a U.S. court at least. The ruling says only humans can get the legal protection, to the disappointment of artistic chatbots everywhere.