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30 Apr
As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily

As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
11 Aug
Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations

Spotify is introducing “AI Persona” labels for artist profiles that represent AI-generated identities and will exclude their music from editorial, algorithmic, and personalized

REPORT · WHAT · TechCrunch AIOPEN STORY
25 Mar
Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes

Spotify is beta-testing a new feature called Artist Profile Protection that lets artists review releases before they go live. Sometimes songs end up on the wrong artist pages

REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
16 Sept
What Spotify AI Persona Badge Really Changes

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Been reading through Spotify's actual announcement instead of the recap posts, and the badge only targets photorealistic AI identities, starting

OPINION · WHAT · ArtificialInteligenceOPEN STORY
20 Oct
Spotify has also made changes to its music recommendation system to highlight songs from human artists. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

Spotify has also made changes to its music recommendation system to highlight songs from human artists. www.theverge.com/entertainmen...

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
24 Mar
Spotify tests new tool to stop AI slop from being attributed to real artists

The idea behind the new tool is to give artists more control over which tracks are associated with their name on Spotify.

REPORT · WHAT · TechCrunch AIOPEN STORY
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