Spotify is finally taking steps to address its AI slop and clone problem

Spotify is taking steps to address the growing issue of AI-generated music on its platform. The company has announced new policies to tackle three main problems: "slop" (low-quality AI-generated content), impersonation (using another artist's voice without permission), and a lack of transparency around the use of AI in music creation. Spotify is working with the DDEX organization to develop a new metadata standard that will require labels and distributors to disclose if AI was used in any part of a song's creation. Fifteen record labels and music distributors have committed to adopting this standard, but there is no timeline for its release yet. The platform is also improving its response to impersonation, which includes unauthorized use of an artist's voice, whether real or AI-generated. Additionally, Spotify is rolling out a music spam filter to identify and remove tracks uploaded with the intent of gaming the system, such as uploading the same tracks multiple times with slightly different metadata. Spotify has denied rumors that it is adding AI-generated music to its playlists to avoid paying artists, stating that all music on the platform is licensed by third parties and that they do not create or own any of it.