Spotify says its AI remix tool protects artists from unregulated slop'

Spotify plans a premium feature that enables users to generate AI remixes and song covers using music from participating artists. The initiative is tied to a deal with Universal Music Group and is positioned as a controlled alternative to unregulated AI music creation. The approach aims to let musicians consent to the use of their work and earn money rather than having their material pirated. The feature is expected to cost extra and allow one song to become up to 10,000 versions. Details remain unclear, including whether remixes can be shared publicly and how such content would be labeled. Concerns include potential increased competition for human artists and the risk of remixes flooding platforms if sharing is enabled.

"Spotify's feature will cost extra money, and allow one song to become 10,000, said Norstrom. Details have yet to emerge on how this new feature will work, though; for example, whether user-generated AI remixes will be shareable, or private. It is also unclear how Spotify might label user-generated AI content if it is shareable."

"Spotify's chief executive has said the company's move into AI-generated music offers users and creators a better alternative to unregulated AI slop. Last week, the platform announced a new feature in which premium users will be allowed to create their own, AI-generated remixes and song covers using music from participating artists."

"There's a lot of rogue attempts at this, he added. Spotify's feature will cost extra money, and allow one song to become 10,000, said Norstrom. Details have yet to emerge on how this new feature will work, though; for example, whether user-generated AI remixes will be shareable, or private."

"I think if you are going to have AI music, it's clearly better that you have AI music that is rooted in consent. However, he said, the feature could depending on its design lead to human artists facing greater competition from AI-generated work, in a vicious circle that would force even sceptical artists to take part. The big question will be whether fans can share remixes they make for other people to listen to."

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