@Techmeme@techhub.socialAustralia's ARIA says songs created mostly or entirely by AI will be excluded from its charts; a song that used AI became the most-played song on radio in July (Cam Wilson/ABC)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ai-generated-music-to-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAustralia's ARIA says songs created mostly or entirely by AI will be excluded from its charts; a song that used AI became the most-played song on radio in July (Cam Wilson/ABC)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ai-generated-music-to-…
@GroupNebula563@mastodon.socialFURBNET PROGRESS: database system has been rewritten, it's now *way* faster! MIDI previews are generated and cached on demand, as well! give it a try! https://www.furbnet.com/index.iva
@Techmeme@techhub.socialEmail: Apple Music tells industry partners that songs tagged as "materially generated using AI" by content providers will be visibly labeled on the service (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-music/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialEmail: Apple Music tells industry partners that songs tagged as "materially generated using AI" by content providers will be visibly labeled on the service (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/apple-music-to-label-ai-generated-music/
@grahamperrin@bsd.cafeRE: https://indieweb.social/@elgg/116770044804461133
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Some of what's done by companies such as Suno is deplorable.
I like this recent article by Alex Reisner in The Atlantic:
The Millions of Songs Mashed Into AI-Generated Music
@poppastring@dotnet.socialTidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music, but isn’t banning it outright https://www.theverge.com/tech/959211/tidal-ai-music-policy-demonetizingdetect-label
@stefan@gardenstate.social @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialA top Disney and ESPN exec told staff that a beta version of an AI tool to create TV ads will debut in July, to serve smaller businesses without video assets (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/disneys-ai-generated-tv-ads-set-to-launch-…
@newsie@darktundra.xyzTidal Says It Won’t Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music https://www.404media.co/tidal-says-it-wont-pay-royalties-for-ai-generated-music/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialTidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tid
@Techmeme@techhub.socialWMG acquires AI attribution startup Sureel, as it seeks to track when its songs and recordings are used in the training of AI models or in AI-generated works (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-acquires-sureel-ai/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTidal adopts an AI policy that blocks wholly AI-generated music from earning royalties and removes AI-generated music that impersonates artists (Murray Stassen/Music Business Worldwide)
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tid
@Techmeme@techhub.socialGoogle adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/980416/google-gemini-ai-watermarks-removal
@cellfourteen@social.petertoushkov.eu @Mediagazer@mstdn.socialWMG acquires AI attribution startup Sureel, as it seeks to track when its songs and recordings are used in the training of AI models or in AI-generated works (Kristin Robinson/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/warner-music-group-acquires-sureel-ai/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialGoogle adds a toggle in Gemini and Flow to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images, videos, and music; SynthID watermarks and C2PA metadata remain (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/tech/980416/google-gemini-ai-watermarks-removal
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSpotify plans to roll out AI Persona labeling in mid-September for profiles that do "not represent a real person"; the system uses human review and AI tools (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977815/spotify-ai-persona…
@stefan@gardenstate.socialJust Trying to Figure Out My Job by vlogbrothers
The Hank Green AI Policy
1. No portion of any script will be written, edited, or outlined by an LLM.
2. The thesis of a video will always originate with a human.
3. No image or music in a video will be generated by AI. If something is accidentally included, best efforts will be made to remove it.
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSpotify says it will roll out an "AI Persona" badge in September for profiles that do "not represent a real person" and exclude their music from recommendations (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977815/spot…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialUMG, WMG, Sony, and other record companies propose a set of principles for how AI-generated songs should be considered for chart eligibility (Ariel King/Billboard)
https://www.billboard.com/pro/umg-wmg-sony-propose-principles-ai-song-chart-eligibility…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialSpotify co-CEO Alex Norström defends the company's expansion into AI-generated music, arguing that "controlled" products are superior to unregulated AI "slop" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/dbdec57b-1e24-455b-b9e8-81fd3efe85da
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialSpotify co-CEO Alex Norström defends the company's expansion into AI-generated music, arguing that "controlled" products are superior to unregulated AI "slop" (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/dbdec57b-1e24-455b-b9e8-81fd3efe85da
