3 weeks ago
Spotify to Label AI-Generated Songs, Keep Them Out of Recommendations
Spotify is a very popular app where people listen to music.
Sometimes, songs are now made by computers, and this is called AI.
Spotify wants people to know if a song was made by a real artist or by a computer.
So it is adding a label called "AI Personas" to computer-made songs.
Songs with this label won't show up in suggested playlists unless a listener asks for them.
Artists can tell Spotify that their song is AI-made starting on August 11.
The labels will start showing up on songs in the middle of September.
If someone thinks a song was made by AI but it isn't labeled, they can tell Spotify.
If an artist is labeled as AI but really made their song themselves, they can appeal.
This is happening because last year a fake AI band tricked people, and listeners want honesty now.
Spotify will add a new "AI Personas" label to songs created with artificial intelligence.
AI Personas songs will not appear in recommended playlists unless subscribers specifically opt in.
Artists can begin identifying their songs as AI-generated on Aug. 11, with labels appearing in mid-September.
Listeners can flag suspected AI-generated songs, and artists can appeal if their work is mislabeled.
The move follows last year's Velvet Sundown fake band controversy, which sparked debate about AI transparency in music.
- Who
- Spotify, the world's largest music streaming service, along with artists and listeners.
- What
- Spotify will identify AI-generated songs with a new "AI Personas" label and exclude them from recommended playlists unless subscribers opt in.
- Where
- On Spotify's streaming platform.
- When
- Announced on a Tuesday; artists can identify AI-generated songs starting Aug. 11, and labels will appear on songs in mid-September.
- Why
- To provide transparency because listeners dislike discovering that an artist profile that seemed human is actually AI-generated.
Key facts
- Company
- Spotify
- Initiative
- "AI Personas" label for AI-generated songs
- Artist opt-in start
- Aug. 11
- Labels appear
- Mid-September
- Recommendation policy
- Excluded from suggested playlists unless subscriber opts in
- Mislabeling
- Users can flag songs; artists can appeal
- Related product
- AI Credits, for artists to identify AI use
- Background
- Last year's Velvet Sundown fake band controversy
Quotes
Spotify
Company representative explaining the new labeling policy
“"Listeners have been clear in telling us that they don’t like seeing an artist profile that seems human, only to find out that the persona is AI-generated."”
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