Mark / Disable AI Generated Songs

[DerKEKl]

The platform is increasingly flooded with AI-generated songs (especially the Release Radar), making it harder for users to discover authentic, human-created music. To improve the listening experience, Spotify should introduce a clear label for AI-generated songs and provide an option to filter them out entirely.

[Girder]

Same, slowly drowning into this slop. Have to start looking for an optional platform which takes this invasion seriously, sadly after these 17 years of subscribing...

Also have been started to see more and more tries to hide their AI-identities from these prompt engineers, for example making human-like profile pictures and names for themselves.

So far the robotic and monotonous voice of the singer is a dead giveaway which immediately makes me to block the "artist" but the voice eventually will get better and then the recognizing will also be harder...

[Furkinstein]

Guess we still don't have this option.  I was given some "music project" with sub 500 listeners in my release radar and it's openly using AI.  I don't want to support AI music, it feels like there should be an easy option picker to remove it from anything spotify feeds me. 

[mimiczone]

I really dislike any "song" generated by A.I, like voice and vocals are weird.
But what I really dislike the most is A.I generated album art. This looks SOOO cheap theses days

[Lwonies]

They should a lot of people actually pay with their money or put up with the various bombardment of ads to listen to high quality and well thought of music. And this also works for people that like AI, since this just separates their preference from the prefference of others. (Only for inclusivity purposes) I don't like AI cash grab garbage. Hopefully they make an AI tick box to give us a choice.

[_Eisen_]

I agree, an AI music filter is a necessary. So far the one workaround if I stumble across one of these is the "Don't play this artist" option, but its reactionary instead of preventative.

If artists will not register themselves under the AI category, users should be able to report them for it.

[Biff09]

100% agree. I don’t want to hear AI-generated music and this should absolutely be filterable.

[JimmyPop238294]

Definitely needed. It’s getting worse week by week 

[user-removed]

I think I just got recommended AI content, "band" is Fall To Pieces. While it's possible the mixing/filters in a song could sound strange, I felt like I picked up on the vocals being slightly strange, not sounding entirely clear at some ranges. Plus the artist page not having some sort of bio - which I feel should be mandatory, period.

I tried to report it as general feedback, but apparently the only option I can do is either pick something about the artist page itself (which isn't helpful for more generalized reports), or, comment here. So here I am.

AI content should not be allowed, but if Spotify are going to be so lax about it, then give us a clearly defined "AI content" tag, or let us just disable the playing of AI content entirely.

If artists try to falsify their AI content as real music - which should be a report option, they should be promptly suspended for a period of time, a month at minimum.

[pilot987]

I like this Idea very much and think the demand for this among (potential) users will only grow! Dont know where other streaming platforms are at this issue, but I guess its a new issue for all of them and thus an opportunity for spotify to be ahead of the curve regarding user experience. (And since AI related issues get a lot of attention at this time, it could also be great advertisment.) 

However, I wonder how this can actually be done?

Easy to label music that is AI generated by Spotify (if they do or plan to do this at all). But how should they determine whether Music uploaded from an Artist is AI generated?

In addition, while I think Music that is created almost exclusively from AI, with minimal human effort, should at least be labelled, if not banned, I wonder how to handle cases where AI was used creatively like an "instrument" used by a "composer" to make Music. To me that can be a legitimate work of art too, dont you think?

[DerKEKl]

Hey @pilot987

Thank you for your thoughtful reply! I completely agree with you.

As for the challenges you mentioned, here are some ideas to address these concerns:

1. Labeling of AI-generated music

One solution could be to require artists or labels to disclose the use of AI tools during the upload process. This could be enforced through a combination of the following:

Self-reporting: Artists could check a box declaring the use of AI in their creation.

AI detection tools: Spotify could use machine learning algorithms to identify patterns or markers characteristic of AI-generated music, similar to methods used to detect plagiarism in text.

2. Creative use of AI

I completely agree that when AI is used as a tool by a composer, it can result in legitimate art. The challenge is to distinguish this from cases where AI is used to mass-produce generic content with minimal artistic input. One possible solution is to introduce tiered labeling that specifies the level of AI involvement, e.g:

"AI-assisted" for cases where AI is used as an instrument or tool in a broader creative process.

"AI-generated" for content that is predominantly or entirely machine-generated.

A labeling system should aim to inform rather than stigmatize. By clearly communicating what the labels mean and celebrating cases where AI is used creatively, Spotify can promote transparency while respecting artistic freedom.