Spotify to introduce AI badge after listeners make feelings 'clear'

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The streaming service says the AI Persona badge, that will start appearing on some profiles from mid-September, will flag to listeners if an "artist's identity may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person". The changes are being introduced to give listeners "more transparency" about what they're hearing, Spotify says. It comes after some music fans made it "clear" to the streamer they don't like seeing a profile that seems to be a human, to then realise it's AI-generated.AI-generated music has long been a concern for users of the platform.

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▪The streaming service says the AI Persona badge, that will start appearing on some profiles from mid-September, will flag to listeners if an "artist's identity may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person".
▪The changes are being introduced to give listeners "more transparency" about what they're hearing, Spotify says.
▪It comes after some music fans made it "clear" to the streamer they don't like seeing a profile that seems to be a human, to then realise it's AI-generated.AI-generated music has long been a concern for users of the platform.

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Spotify to introduce AI badge after listeners make feelings 'clear'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The changes are being introduced to give listeners "more transparency" about what they're hearing, Spotify saysByNaomi de SouzaBBC Newsbeat Published7 minutes agoSpotify is introducing a new feature that will highlight if an artist has been generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The streaming service says the AI Persona badge, that will start appearing on some profiles from mid-September, will flag to listeners if an "artist's identity may be AI-generated and does not represent a real person". The changes are being introduced to give listeners "more transparency" about what they're hearing, Spotify says.

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