5 outlets·5 reports
Spotify will badge AI artist profiles, and keep them out of your recommendations
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Spotify will add a label to any profile identified as an “AI Persona,” indicating that the artist is not a real person. These labeled profiles will be excluded from users’ recommendation feeds, and listeners will see an alert that the music comes from an artificial entity. The rollout, using both human review and AI tools, is slated for mid-September.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Verge·Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
- Engadget·Spotify AI Persona labels will alert listeners if an artist isn't real
- TechCrunch·Spotify will label ‘AI Persona’ profiles and exclude their music from recommendations
- TechMeme·Spotify plans to roll out AI Persona labeling in mid-September for profiles that do "not represent a real person"; the system uses human review and AI tools (Emma Roth/The Verge)
- The Next Web·Spotify will badge AI artist profiles, and keep them out of your recommendations
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