NYT Finds 9 Music Platforms Give Limited Control Over AI Songs
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 22
NYT Finds 9 Music Platforms Give Limited Control Over AI Songs
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 22
Summary
A New York Times review of nine music platforms found listeners usually cannot easily tell whether tracks are AI-generated or limit how much of that music they encounter.
Tidal was the only service with a setting to hide AI music, while Bandcamp was the only platform to ban it outright; Deezer said it plans an opt-out feature by year-end.
Labeling was inconsistent across major apps: Apple Music collects AI-use tags from uploaders but does not yet show them to listeners, and Spotify mainly labels only "AI Persona" artist accounts.
Spotify said it has removed more than 50 million spam and "slop" tracks from recommendations this year, but AI songs can still reach audiences—Nash Blackwood alone has 418,300 monthly listeners and over 20 million streams.
Deezer's survey of 9,000 people in eight countries found 97% could not distinguish AI from human-made music, while 80% said fully AI-generated songs should be labeled.