Spotify bans AI artist recs as it prepares to flood the platform with AI remixes
spotify will label ai-generated artist profiles and exclude them from recommendations, a shift to protect quality as it opens the gates to licensed ai remixes.
spotify will begin labeling artist profiles that use photorealistic ai-generated identities with 'ai persona' badges and excluding them from all algorithmic and editorial playlists. this policy applies specifically to an artist's public identity rather than the production method of the music itself, targeting the potential deluge of low-quality ai content. the move comes as spotify prepares to launch user-generated ai remixes and covers following new licensing deals with umg and merlin. an appeals process and a user reporting tool for unlabeled ai personas will be available later this year.