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Spotify Removes 75 Million Spammy Tracks
Spotify cuts 75 million spammy tracks using AI to combat AI-generated music.
In brief
Spotify cuts 75 million spammy tracks using AI to combat AI-generated music. Spotify removed 75 million spammy tracks and added AI Persona badges to identify AI-generated artists. Originally reported by Stereogum.
Spotify removes 75 million spammy tracks
Spotify removed over 75 million spammy tracks from the platform to combat AI-generated music.
“No single signal catches slop or spam on its own, so we combine many: listener engagement and feedback, upload patterns, metadata, and information from multiple third-party AI detection tools”
AI Persona badges for artists
Spotify labels thousands of artist profiles with AI Persona badges to identify AI-generated artists.
AI-assisted songs get credits
Artists who release AI-assisted songs can identify AI in song credits to improve transparency.
The big picture
Spotify removed 75 million spammy tracks and added AI Persona badges to identify AI-generated artists.
