Spotify removed over 50 million low-quality AI songs from recommendation feeds in one year

Spotify announced that over the past year it has removed more than 50 million songs deemed AI-generated low-quality junk or spam traffic from user recommendation feeds. The platform said its criteria include user listening behavior and feedback, upload characteristics, metadata, and third-party AI detection tools; it has also adjusted its recommendation system to prioritize works by real human creators, and editors will not program content identified as junk or spam. Spotify has not yet mandated labeling for all AI tracks, but it has introduced an AI Persona badge for creators who use virtual AI identities and do not represent real people, and it does not recommend music from AI personas. The report also noted that YouTube Music labels AI songs, Deezer allows users to filter AI junk content, and Bandcamp bans AI music from being listed entirely.

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1. Report date Oct 21· 2 reports

   Spotify removed over 50 million low-quality AI tracks from its recommendation feeds in one year

   Source:The Verge AI