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- Spotify AI is starting new policies around music.
- The new policy pushes back against imperfections and spams.
- Streaming service will now clearly label AI-related music.
One of the most popular music streaming platforms is taking steps to help both artists and users against misuse of AI.
In Today a declarationSpotify said it was making many policy changes related to AI-made materials on its platform. These changes are designed not only to help people know when the songs are made by AI (or when AI was used in the process), but also to fight against the misuse of AI in music.
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The fight against Spotify notes spam is not necessary, saying that it has been fighting a junk track for more than a decade. However, AI has enhanced things significantly. In the last one year, Spotify says, it says that it has removed more than 75 million “spasms” tracks from its service.
What is changing on streaming platform
Here is a look at the changes that you will see in Spotify:
A fight against copying: First, Spotify says that it will remove music that applies the voice of another artist without the permission of the artist – whether the material is made with AI or not. Spotify says that it can mean an uploader that is pretending to be an original artist or someone presents himself as the “AI version” of an existing artist.
It contains materials that do not name an artist in metadata or credit, but without the permission of that artist “clearly identified as another artist’s exact voice”.
A new spam filtering system: Since Spotify provides payment to artists based on playing a song, scammers are trying to take advantage. The company reported that spam strategy such as “mass uploads, duplicate, SEO hack, artificially short track misuse, and other forms of slope” are easier than before. This not only dilutes the royalty pool for real artists, but it also reduces attention for those artists.
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Spotify says that this is why it is introducing a new music spam filter system that automatically identifies uploaders and tracks these strategies, tags the tracks, and stops recommending them. Music streammer says this system is rolling “conservatively” to avoid punishing the wrong uploader.
A labeling system for AI-based materials: Spotify admits that many listeners want to know about the songs they are hearing, but there is no concrete way to ensure whether AI was used in the construction process. This is why it is helping to develop an industry standard for AI revelations in a music credit called DDEX.
Artists now have to clearly indicate how AI played a role in the construction of a track, including tone, instrumentation and post-production. Spotify explains that it is “not about punishing artists who use AI responsibly or use the down-ranked track, which they were made to disclose information about how they were made,” but to strengthen confidence.
