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Option to Remove / Hide / Block AI Artists

With the rise of AI Technology, there are several artists appearing on Spotify that seem to be "AI Artists"

 

Typically these artists have the following features that give them away:

 

1. A very high output of music, normally starting in 2023. 

2. Nearly always remixes of popular Chart Tracks, normally done in whatever style the artist is. i.e. DnB

3. Generic AI Generated Album Artwork / Biography Pictures

 

Examples: 

 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7JlEOiSioeM2v6lPV6NDUn?si=ZGQkEWE0T2env03EqtGXuw

 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1C0giDNDAD8nKcIrxoENuD?si=yVqqj5WoR_mPk1XwqaZLUQ

 

Currently, they are easy to spot, but in cases of Discover Weekly or generated playlists there is no option to remove or block these artists. As AI develops it may become impossible to distinguish between AI and Human. 

 

To combat this, I suggest:

 

1. Spotify requires artists to declare if the music is AI generated. (If they declare it isn't, but can be proven that it is, they should be removed and banned) - Including retrospective questioning for some suspicious-looking artists. 

 

2. Users have an option to hide / block / don't play AI generated music. 

 

As a personal opinion, the music produced by these bots is low quality, possibly infringes copyrights? and detracts generally from real artists who are out there producing good quality music. 

 

Comments
charcola

I could not agree more with this idea, I don’t want this soulless AI stuff (I won’t call it music) anywhere near me

ArxInvicta

This really needs to be implemented, I am so sick and tired of listening to my discover weekly / release radar mixes and suddenly this awful AI noise comes up and ruins the entire experience. Nearly 25% of the lists are infested with this AI garbage and it is getting more and more.

elirosieny

 

AI music might be good for streamers who are worried about getting copy right infringement, but it would be great to have the option to block ai music. 

BWMerlin

Just like people have to opt in to hear explicit music AI slop/trash/garbage should also be opt in.

kipkoo

I absolutely support the need to BLOCK AI-generated "music". I've started getting suspicious, listening on my Discover Weekly playlist and hearing some bland inclusions that feel AI-generated. It's making me want to scrap Spotify and revisit my CD collection.