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YouTube Music announces new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming services
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YouTube Music announced Wednesday the rollout of a new labeling system aimed at improving transparency around songs created with the help of generative AI.
Key facts
- For instance, Apple Music has plans to introduce “Made With AI” labels as part of its AI Transparency Tags later this year
- Fully Gen AI” applies to tracks that are entirely generated by AI, while “Partly Gen AI” refers to works where artists may have incorporated AI-generated components but added their own live elements
- Deezer has taken one of the stricter stances, reporting in July that it was receiving nearly 90,000 fully AI-generated tracks daily
- YouTube even experiments with AI-powered music creation, including its tool Dream Track, which lets select creators generate soundtracks featuring AI-generated versions of participating artists
Summary
Notably, these labels will also extend to the main YouTube app. YouTube said it collaborated with various music partners and deployed its own detection tools to identify AI-generated music. “Fully Gen AI” applies to tracks that are entirely generated by AI, while “Partly Gen AI” refers to works where artists may have incorporated AI-generated components but added their own live elements. The move comes as AI-generated music rapidly expands across streaming services, and many platforms are adopting their own approaches.