{"id":582513,"date":"2026-08-12T15:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/582513\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:28:10","slug":"spotify-to-label-ai-generated-artists-and-remove-them-from-playlists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/582513\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify to label AI-generated artists and remove them from playlists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Music streaming platform Spotify has announced it is to label artificial intelligence-generated artists and remove them from its curated playlists.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">From mid-September, the platform&#8217;s users will begin to see the AI Persona badge on accounts which do not represent a real artist, and music from those artists will be removed from &#8220;any editorial or algorithmic recommendations&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Spotify said users may still see AI Persona artists in their own personal recommendations if they already follow artists in the category on the platform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">A statement read: &#8220;Listeners have been clear in telling us that they don&#8217;t like seeing an artist profile that seems human, only to find out that the persona is AI-generated.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/B289A3A4DE049A64043E54292BDD497D9AF560E2D0FF7BA65304AF668E6494EA\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsnappa_tech_788%2Fb793128efc3ec599c16d329445cdbba0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Sir Brian May smiling while standing outside\" height=\"421\" width=\"640\" class=\"yf-j98iil loader\"\/><\/a> It comes after Sir Brian May recently hit out at AI (Jacob King\/PA)           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;That&#8217;s why, starting mid-September, you&#8217;ll begin to see an AI Persona badge on some artist profiles.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;The badge signals to listeners that an artist&#8217;s identity may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person. Alongside artist profiles that self-disclose as AI Personas, we will also start applying badges to relevant profiles.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The platform said it wants to be &#8220;the most transparent and trustworthy place to listen to music&#8221;, and added that its programming is &#8220;focused on elevating music from authentic artists building careers in music&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">Before the labels are added to accounts, Spotify has said it will give the creators of AI-generated accounts the opportunity to self-disclose.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">An appeals process will be established for artists who feel the tag does not apply to them, and users will also be able to flag accounts they are suspicious of to the streaming service&#8217;s team.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The statement added: &#8220;We know the music ecosystem is evolving, and so will our approach. We&#8217;ll continue to adapt as the landscape changes and as we learn from artists, listeners, and industry partners.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">The AI Persona tag does not apply to human artists who have used AI in the creation of their music, for this Spotify has the AI Credits function, with artists able to disclose to listeners how they used AI in their music creation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">It comes as a number of artists have spoken out against AI, with Queen guitarist Sir Brian May questioning whether humanity needs the technology.  <\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/02EC824A63E7AEB685A37E9346491D71716F61A28AB39A833560291E27A57119\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fsnappa_tech_788%2Fa05e540932c331d0d4db7b66b8aa12cb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"Nia Archives smiling while holding up an award\" height=\"426\" width=\"640\" class=\"yf-j98iil loader\"\/><\/a> Dance music producer Nia Archives is also among those who have criticised the technology (Ian West\/PA)           <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">He said: &#8220;Maybe this is the time to realise we actually don&#8217;t need AI, but I&#8217;m now very serious, I believe the price we are about to pay for this &#8216;inevitable&#8217; development is way too high.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"text text-block paragraph text-left neo-font-paragraph-xl-reg  yf-18d6y07\" style=\"text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; text-align: inherit; font-variant-numeric: normal;\">&#8220;We must not allow these hideous data centres to be built in the UK. 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