Has AI-made music actually gotten good? The case of the Suno app

A journalist from The Verge ran an unusual test: he listened carefully to a song created with Suno, an app that generates complete tracks—melody, vocals, and arrangement—from a simple text command. The expectation was to turn up his nose, but the result surprised him: he couldn't hate the track. The episode shows that AI music generation has moved past being a toy and now delivers results with quality increasingly close to professional production.

Tools like Suno and Udio have evolved enormously in the last two years. Before, generated songs had robotic voices and muddled structures; today, the models understand genres, build choruses, and even simulate emotion in the voice. This happened because the systems were trained on millions of tracks and gained more sophisticated architectures. At the same time, artists have started using AI as a creative partner, generating foundations and ideas that are then polished in the studio—which explains the increasingly better hybrid results.

For those learning AI in Brazil, this matters for two reasons. First, it's a fun entry point to understand how generative models work: you write a prompt and the machine turns it into art. Second, it opens real possibilities—creating soundtracks for videos, podcasts, and presentations without paying expensive licenses, or prototyping musical ideas even if you can't play an instrument. This is AI leaving the abstract and entering the everyday creative lives of regular people.

A practical example: imagine you recorded a video for YouTube and need background music. On Suno, you just write something like 'calm lo-fi track with Brazilian guitar, Sunday afternoon vibe' and within seconds the app delivers two or three full options. You pick the best one, tweak the prompt if needed, and download the file. The same goes for birthday parodies, jingles for small businesses, or drafts of original songs.

Practical advice: create a free Suno account and try generating songs in Portuguese—crafting clear commands is a great 'prompt' workout, a skill useful for any AI. At the same time, keep an eye on the copyright debate: record labels are suing these platforms, claiming improper use of music in training, and monetization rules may change. For commercial use, read the plan's terms before publishing. The technology evolves fast, and it's worth following closely.