Spotify says it removed more than 50 million AI and spam tracks
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million AI-generated or spam tracks and changed its recommendations to favor human artists.
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million tracks it considers AI-generated "slop" or spam. The company made the announcement on Tuesday, according to The Verge.
The Verge reports that the songs were removed from user recommendations over the past year. It also reports that Spotify changed its recommendation system to highlight more music made by human artists.
NBC News describes the removal as covering tracks created by AI so far this year. It says Spotify is trying to keep AI-generated music from crowding out human artists.
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- The VergeSpotify pulls 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendationsTue, Oct 20, 10:18 AM EDT
- NBC NewsSpotify says it removed 50 million ‘slop’ and spam AI tracks this yearTue, Oct 20, 2:28 PM EDT
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