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Why Identifying AI-Created Songs Is Crucial for Market Transparency (Guest Column)


AI-generated songs are growing. Here's why identifying them is crucial for market transparency, according to Nathalie Birocheau of Ircam Amplify.

A few weeks back, a member of the team at my company, Ircam Amplify, joined one of the multiple AI music generators available online and input a brief prompt for a song. With AI-generated songs inundating digital platforms, streaming services require vast technological resources to manage the volume of tracks, diverting attention away from the promotion of music created by “human” artists and diluting the royalty pool. Similarly, a survey conducted by Goldmedia in 2023 on behalf of rights societies GEMA and SACEM found that 89% of the collective management organizations’ members expressed a desire for AI-generated music tracks and other works to be clearly identified.

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