# Implications of AI generated content
**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839
**Category:** MusicBrainz
**Tags:** ai
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839 "2023-02-08T10:20:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 5
### Author:  [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/85 "2026-07-11T20:12:40Z")
> **[Music Community Introduces New Labeling Program To Distinguish Generative AI...](https://www.riaa.com/news/music-community-introduces-new-labeling-program-to-distinguish-generative-ai-in-sound-recordings/)**
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> Broad Support from IFPI, RIAA, A2IM, WIN, IMPALA, The Grammys,SAG-AFTRA & Human Artistry Campaign Track-Level Labels to Provide Transparency for Fans AcrossDigital Music Services and Partners NOTE: Suggested Icons for “AI-Generated” and “AI-Assisted”...
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### Author:  [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/86 "2026-07-18T21:08:10Z")
anyone else seen this news?
> **[Spotify Deleted 75 Million AI-Generated Tracks – and It's Not Done Yet](https://www.gadgetreview.com/spotify-deleted-75-million-ai-generated-tracks-and-its-not-done-yet)**
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> Spotify removed 75 million AI-generated tracks to protect artist royalties, targeting spam bots while keeping legitimate AI music on the platform.
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### Author:  [@majkinetor](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/majkinetor)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/87 "2026-07-18T22:01:36Z")
So, 75M tracks removed within a year, against 40M currently in MB (and not all, just spammy ones)
Thats some level for sure. Probably the same thing happens with written word.
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### Author:  [@sound.and.vision](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/sound.and.vision)
#### Post date: [July 21, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/88 "2026-07-21T19:53:15Z")
> [@majkinetor](#):
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> Thats some level for sure. Probably the same thing happens with written word.
it’s really depending on the marketplace/platform - if Amazon don’t have a care then they’ll continue to host AI content.
All I ask really is that these platforms make it obvious when AI has been used, then let the audience decide
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### Author:  [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/89 "2026-08-12T19:18:38Z")
> **[Spotify to distinguish AI artists from real people – and stop recommending them](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/11/spotify-label-ai-artists-block-them-from-some-playlists)**
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> Music streaming platform creates ‘AI persona’ label that will appear on profiles and track listings in crackdown on fake performers
- [Introducing a New Label for AI-Generated Artist Identities on Spotify — Spotify](https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-08-11/ai-persona-badges-transparency/)
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### Author:  [@liftarn](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/liftarn)
#### Post date: [August 13, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/90 "2026-08-13T07:14:27Z")
Boy George got kicked off Bandcamp due to AI generated song.
> **[Bandcamp Removes Boy George’s AI Pro-Israel Reggae Song](https://stereogum.com/2507176/bandcamp-removes-boy-georges-ai-pro-israel-reggae-song/news)**
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> Last week, Boy George released “We Will Dance Again,” a reggae song that he made in support of Israel’s campaign of genocide. The song itself denies the term “genocide,” and Boy George claims that he made it with AI. Fucking gross! As you might...
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### Author:  [@afrocat](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/afrocat)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/91 "2026-08-18T11:08:22Z")
[Beatport bans all AI-generated tracks from platform](https://mixmag.net/read/beatport-bans-tracks-ai-assisted-fully-majority-news)
edit: article directly from Beatport - [https://www.beatportal.com/articles/1571333-beatport-expands-beatdapp-partnership-to-detect-ai-generated-music](https://www.beatportal.com/articles/1571333-beatport-expands-beatdapp-partnership-to-detect-ai-generated-music)
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### Author:  [@afrocat](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/afrocat)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/92 "2026-08-21T22:39:45Z")
It seems every major online store is at least trying to label AI made recordings
> **[Apple Music to Label AI-Made Tracks Later This Year](https://variety.com/2026/music/news/apple-music-to-label-ai-made-tracks-1236839371/)**
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> Apple Music will begin labeling songs on the platform derived from AI platforms, adding a “Made With AI” label to such songs later this year.
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### Author:  [@liftarn](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/liftarn)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/93 "2026-08-26T12:44:05Z")
[https://www.wglr.com/2026/08/25/dr-dre-says-ai-is-becoming-part-of-his-music-making-process/](https://www.wglr.com/2026/08/25/dr-dre-says-ai-is-becoming-part-of-his-music-making-process/)
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### Author:  [@YoGo](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/YoGo)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/94 "2026-10-07T11:40:19Z")
> **[Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/musician-gets-18-months-in-prison-for-10-million-streaming-fraud-using-ai-bots/)**
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> A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music in a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme.
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### Author:  [@majkinetor](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/majkinetor)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/95 "2026-10-08T09:01:50Z")
So, he is good ~2M. Amazing.
> Smith robbed millions in royalty payments from genuine artists and their fans
This is clearly false - his bots generated music, and his bots uploaded it and listened it. He scammed platforms.
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### Author:  [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/96 "2026-10-08T09:52:38Z")
> [@majkinetor](#):
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> This is clearly false - his bots generated music, and his bots uploaded it and listened it. He scammed platforms.
Still it was money that would have gone to other artists, as Spotify and others distribute a part of their revenue to artists/labels based on share of listens (and some intransparent agreements with the major labels).
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### Author:  [@InvisibleMan78](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/InvisibleMan78)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/97 "2026-10-08T13:04:49Z")
@outsidecontext
I don’t think that your conclusion is necessarily correct.
Yes, fake streams can dilute the royalty pool if they are counted as real streams. But it does not mean that the money from those streams would simply have gone to other artists.
Spotify itself explains that there is no fixed payment per stream. Royalties are based on each artist’s share of total streams (“streamshare”), not on a fixed amount per stream:
[Spotify’s explanation of its royalty system](https://artists.spotify.com/en/royalties-guide)
So you cannot simply say: “These 10 million fake streams stole X dollars from other artists.”
More importantly, Spotify says that when it detects artificial streams, **those streams do not earn royalties**. Spotify also says it tries to prevent them from having a negative second-order effect on legitimate streams:
[Spotify’s explanation of artificial streaming](https://loudandclear.byspotify.com/faqs/what-impact-does-artificial-streaming-have-on-spotify-royalties)
So I agree that manipulating streams is fraud and can distort the system. But saying that the money generated by the fake streams “would have gone to other artists” is an oversimplification. That would only be true if the fake streams were actually counted for royalty purposes and affected the distribution of the royalty pool.
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### Author:  [@outsidecontext](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/outsidecontext)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/98 "2026-10-08T13:28:03Z")
According to the article the fraudster did get royalties payment for the streams (actually that was the point of doing it). And as I understand Spotifys payment there is a fixed amount of royalties being payed in total. If someone takes a certain percentage of that, others get less.
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### Author:  [@InvisibleMan78](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/InvisibleMan78)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/99 "2026-10-09T06:25:50Z")
For the record: According to this online article
> **[Spotify: We accounted for less than 1% of $10m generated in US streaming...](https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-we-accounted-for-less-than-1-of-10m-generated-in-us-streaming-fraud-case/#)**
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> The company says it “invests heavily” in tools to detect and prevent streaming fraud.
> “In this case, it appears that our preventative measures worked and limited the royalties Michael Smith was able to generate from Spotify to approximately **$60,000** of the **$10’000’000** noted in the indictment. As Spotify typically accounts for around **50%** of streamshare, this shows how effective we are at limiting the impact of artificial streaming on our platform.”
Pointing out Spotify’s reported market share is not intended to excuse or minimise the fraudster’s wrongdoing, nor does it make the fraud any less serious.
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### Author:  [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/100 "2026-10-10T07:20:29Z")
Don’t hurt Claude’s feelings:
[https://www.heise.de/en/news/Anthropic-Users-may-no-longer-insult-Claude-without-reason-11482565.html](https://www.heise.de/en/news/Anthropic-Users-may-no-longer-insult-Claude-without-reason-11482565.html)
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### Author:  [@majkinetor](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/majkinetor)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/101 "2026-10-10T12:47:12Z")
Unless you have good reason, lol. Totally not for interpretation… 🤭
But I support it. Extreme negativity toward other (life) forms does nobody any good. Just go to the gym and go nuts.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/102 "2026-10-10T17:52:49Z")
> [@majkinetor](#):
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> his bots generated music
How can AI generate without pre-existing music by real artists to base on (steal)?
I hope that soon AI music distributing in exchange of incomes itself can be considered as stealing fraud, too.
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### Author:  [@majkinetor](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/majkinetor)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/103 "2026-10-10T21:03:00Z")
How can people create without pre-existing music by other artists to base on (steal)?
The anti AI hype is simply ridiculous at this point. Besides, AI didn’t decide on its own to do this, human did.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/implications-of-ai-generated-content/622839/104 "2026-10-10T21:40:21Z")
Sorry but if I know a beautiful voice is made by AI, I’m very disappointed and sorry for the real singers and sorry for the music and the humanity in general.
It’s why I don’t listen to music produced recently.
Around me there is no anti-AI hype at all, it’s the total opposite, completely.
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