Spotify's AI debacle is a mess of its own making
(Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter There's something grimly satisfying about the news that Spotify has deemed it…
(Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter There's something grimly satisfying about the news that Spotify has deemed it necessary to relegate AI generated music to its own corner of the platform. From September, the streaming service has announced it will start labelling some profiles as 'AI Personas' and keeping them out of users' recommendation feeds.It's good news that Spotify wants to tackle the epidemic of AI content on its platform. But it also looks like a crystal clear admission by a big tech brand that something has gone wrong, and we're surrounded by slop. Spotify's AI Persona badge (Image credit: Spotify)Spotify recently announced that it has removed 75 million spammy tracks. Deezer has shared the alarming statistic that more than half of the tracks uploaded to its service every day are AI generated. The proliferation of AI slop isn't some distant problem; it's happening now, and you might be listening to it without even realising it. Those lo-fi beats you're working to? Who knows who made them, and whether it was a person at all.Latest Videos FromCreative BloqWatch full video here: Nobody asked for this. Users didn't wake up one morning demanding an endless supply of synthetic artists with suspiciously polished album covers and just as suspiciously polished beats. And real artists certainly didn't ask to be buried beneath a bunch of algorithmically produced background noise. We've gone so far as to say AI is killing music, with fake bands like The Velvet Sundown drowning the platform with crisp yet somehow dead-behind-the-eyes soundscapes. AI-generated band Velvet Sundown took Spotify by storm last year (Image credit: The Velvet Sundown)It's the platforms that allowed it to happen. Today's media platforms and social media reward quantity and novelty. They embraced the shiny new thing, AI, and now they're having to clean up the mess.Spotify isn't alone. YouTube has recently tightened its approach to low quality AI content by demonetising accounts. LinkedIn is letting users report posts they think are AI. It's encouraging that the tide seems to be turning, with badges and filters naming, shaming and, most importantly, hiding artificially generated content.But this feels very much like a problem of big tech's own making. Both AI and streaming promise infinite content. Combining the two is a recipe for infinite slop.Get the Creative Bloq NewsletterSign up to Creative Bloq's daily newsletter, which brings you the latest news and inspiration from the worlds of art, design and technology. Daniel JohnDesign EditorDaniel John is Design Editor at Creative Bloq. He reports on the worlds of design, branding and lifestyle tech, and has covered several industry events including Milan Design Week, OFFF Barcelona and Adobe Max in Los Angeles. He has interviewed leaders and designers at brands including Apple, Microsoft and Adobe. Daniel's debut book of short stories and poems was published in 2018, and his comedy newsletter is a Substack Bestseller. View More You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Logout LATEST ARTICLES 1 This smartphone's solar eclipse fail shows the problem with AI-enhanced photography 2 Coyote Vs Acme's rave reviews are about more than Looney Tunes nostalgia 3 Stunning demo shows Unreal Engine 6 should be a game changer for rendering cinematics 4 Audeze want to make the only headphones you'll ever need 5 8BitDo just turned your iPhone into a perfect retro handheld with this clever controllerSource: Creative Bloq AI Art — Published — Category: Image AI