Spotify removed about 50M AI slop songs in a year

Spotify said it removed about 50 million songs deemed AI slop from recommendations over the past year, requires 'AI persona' badges for non-human artists but not labels on AI-generated tracks. Fans are rejecting AI music, and even boosters like Grimes and A$AP Rocky say they won't make it themselves.

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