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Streaming platforms are starting to police AI-generated music: real audiophiles should be pleased

Major streaming platforms, including Spotify, Tidal, and Apple, are adopting policies to label AI-generated music. Spotify and Apple will label AI "personas" and exclude them from algorithmic playlists. Tidal will label substantially AI-generated tracks, preventing monetization. Australia's ARIA has outright banned wholly AI-generated music from its charts. The author vehemently criticizes entirely AI-generated music as an "abomination," arguing that art demands human artists. He views these platform changes, alongside watermarking efforts, as significant victories for "real creativity," despite detection challenges.

LiveMint · mint · Sep 4, 2026 at 7:30 AM

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