Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots
‘It has your name on it, but I don’t think it’s you’: how AI is impersonating musicians on Spotify
Fraudulent music streams have long been a scourge for the industry, but experts say generative AI has supercharged it
Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
AI tracks account for a small fraction of Deezer streams, and most are demonetized for fraud.
AI music is flooding streaming platforms. But listeners like it less and less
Music fans are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with AI songs, according to a recent study.
The grueling fight over who profits from AI music
AI can generate songs in seconds. But behind every AI track is a complicated question: Who should get paid? And, how? The fights have started.
Deezer Launches Free AI Music Detector for Playlists
43% of people joining Deezer from other streaming platforms already have AI music in their playlists
‘This Is Not Me’: Inside the AI Scams Driving Musicians Crazy
Indie artists are constantly finding AI-generated slop and direct impersonations on their streaming pages, and it's only getting worse.
AI has already ruined music
Deezer: AI-generated tracks now represent 44% of all new uploaded music - Deezer Newsroom
As the only streaming platform tagging AI-generated music, Deezer now reveals that nearly 75,000 AI-tracks are uploaded every day
Lawyer Caught Using AI While Explaining to Court Why He Used AI
The attorney not only submitted AI-generated fake citations in a brief for his clients, but also included “multiple new AI-hallucinated citations and quotations” in the process of opposing a motion for sanctions.
SlopTracker — Exposing AI-Generated Artists on Spotify
AI-generated artists are flooding Spotify, racking up millions of streams, and siphoning revenue from real musicians. See the receipts.
Deezer launches an AI music detector for other streaming services
Feed Deezer your playlists to find the AI slop.
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators – Now There's Proof
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
AI music tools challenge Bay Area musicians
AI music tools challenge Bay Area musicians: As affordable AI platforms spread, artists debate creativity, copyright and survival.
Soulless: List of AI Artists Hiding on Spotify
Soulless: AI music is stealing from real artists. AI music analyzer (open source).
Soulless: List of AI Artists Hiding on Spotify
Soulless: AI music is stealing from real artists. AI music analyzer (open source).
The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music
Explore the astonishing amount of music available to AI developers.
