At CD Child, we acknowledge each the potential and the dangers AI brings to unbiased artists. That’s why we’re working with Spotify to dam AI-driven abuse whereas supporting its accountable, artistic makes use of.
The next new insurance policies and protections guarantee you possibly can proceed utilizing CD Child’s industry-leading instruments, companies, and insights to the fullest extent—with out interference from dangerous actors.
Right here’s what’s altering:
- A brand new spam filter to cease royalty scammers, defending revenue for unbiased artists such as you
- Labels on AI-made music so listeners know the way it was created
- Stronger processes to catch faux uploads and cease artist impersonators
Eradicating Spam Tracks
Spotify is cracking down on dangerous actors importing AI-generated slop tracks to sport the royalty system. The platform has eliminated 75 million spam tracks already this 12 months.
A brand new automated spam filter will now flag and take away these uploads from listener suggestions. To keep away from false flags, Spotify will roll out the system step by step and fine-tune as wanted.
Stopping artist impersonation
Spotify is strengthening its impersonation coverage to handle two rising points: unauthorized vocal deepfakes and fraudulent uploads to actual artist profiles.
Whereas some artists select to license their voice to AI tasks, others are being impersonated with out consent. The up to date coverage offers artists clearer protections and a quicker strategy to report misuse by Spotify’s authorized kind (to report impersonation, choose Publicity / Likeness).
CD Child can also be working with Spotify to cease faux tracks from being uploaded to artist profiles, testing new instruments to catch content material mismatches quicker—earlier than releases go dwell.
Disclosing AI with industry-standard credit
Lastly, CD Child is collaborating with Spotify and companions to set a brand new {industry} normal for AI disclosures in music credit.
The brand new normal will give artists and rights holders a strategy to clearly point out the place and the way AI performed a task within the creation of a observe—whether or not that’s AI-generated vocals, instrumentation, or post-production—inside the observe metadata.
Conclusion
Over 2 million unbiased artists belief CD Child to distribute their music to main music platforms. With that, comes a duty to guard our shoppers’ identities, work, and alternatives from dangerous actors. As AI capabilities evolve, we’re working intently with our {industry} companions to help artists and their creativity by joint insurance policies, communications, and instruments.
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