Spotify's New AI Policies Aim to Crack Down on Deepfakes and Misleading Content
- On Thursday, Spotify announced new AI policies to label AI music, filter spam, and strengthen artist protections across its platform.
- This update responds to increased AI-generated content and misuse, including fraudulent uploads and vocal impersonation, which threaten the music ecosystem.
- Spotify plans to roll out an AI disclosure standard via the Digital Data Exchange and deploy a new spam filter to identify and stop manipulative tactics.
- Last year, Spotify eliminated more than 75 million low-quality tracks from its platform, while VP Charlie Hellman stressed that the company supports artists who use AI tools in a genuine and responsible manner.
- These measures aim to support artist creativity, improve transparency, combat bad actors, and ultimately preserve trust across the music streaming ecosystem.
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Spotify said the past 12 months have seen "an explosion of AI tools," it said in a statement.
Spotify is doing more to address AI 'slop' on its platform
Spotify has announced a set of policy changes surrounding AI-generated music and spam on its streaming platform. The company is helping to develop an industry standard for AI disclosure in music credits, alongside DDEX. It will be strengthening its approach to AI-assisted spam, such as unauthorized vocal clones, as well as uploaded music that fraudulently delivers music to another artist's profile. The new disclosures will encourage artists to s…
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