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Spotify has deleted 75m+ ‘spammy tracks’ – as it unveils new AI music policies

The figure was disclosed during a press briefing where executives outlined a three-pronged approach to combat AI-enabled fraud while supporting legitimate artistic use of artificial intelligence tools. “In the past 12 months alone, a period marked by the explosion of generative AI tools, we’ve removed over 75 million spammy tracks from Spotify,” the company confirmed in its official blog post announcing the measures.

Source: Spotify has deleted 75m+ ‘spammy tracks’ – as it unveils new AI music policies

Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft 

The two major music companies have each partnered with a research lab called SoundPatrol, which has developed a patent-pending method to analyze music. SoundPatrol, which originated at Stanford University, is developing what it calls a “forensic AI model for audio-video fingerprinting,” which it claims “represents a step change from existing detection methods.”

Source: Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology

Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change 

Spotify on Thursday announced a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and to make it clearer that unauthorized voice clones are not permitted on its service. The company says it will adopt an industry standard for identifying and labeling AI music in credits, known as DDEX, and will soon roll out a new music spam filter to catch more bad actors.

Source: Spotify to label AI music, filter spam and more in AI policy change | TechCrunch

What happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess

Hallwood Media signed a deal with Telisha “Nikki” Jones after negotiations that purportedly included an offer of $3 million, Billboard reported. Jones is a Mississippi-based lyricist behind the R&B artist “Xania Monet” whose most popular song on Spotify racked up over 1 million listens, and whose Reels regularly top 100,000 views on Instagram – despite her likeness, vocals, and music being AI-generated.

Source: What happens when an AI-generated artist gets a record deal? A copyright mess

EU Commission rebuffs calls to press pause on AI Act

The European Commission is not considering a so-called “stop the clock”, or a pause, of the implementation phase of the AI Act, a Commission official told EU lawmakers on Monday, despite a growing chorus of recent calls for it to do so. “There is not going to be an overall moratorium on the AI Act. That is not on the table. We are focusing on making the rules work in practice,” Yvo Volman, director for data at the Commission, told a European Parliament committee Monday.

Source: EU Commission rebuffs calls to press pause on AI Act

AI-backed robot painting aims to boost artist income

Montreal-based artist Audrey-Eve Goulet was initially uncertain as she watched an AI-powered robotic arm reproduce one of her works, but said the outcome was “really impressive.” Goulet had agreed to work with Acrylic Robotics, a Montreal-based company that says it aims to help artists earn a living by making high-quality replicas of their work, with their consent.

Source: AI-backed robot painting aims to boost artist income

Book Industry Divided Over AI Adoption, Finds BISG Survey

Nearly half of book industry professionals are using artificial intelligence tools for work, but 98% report significant concerns about AI implementation, according to new survey data from the Book Industry Study Group released in September. “The overwhelming majority reported multiple pain points with AI, including serious ethical concerns,” Brooke Horn, BISG’s membership and operations manager, said during a webinar presenting the findings.

Source: Book Industry Divided Over AI Adoption, Finds BISG Survey

Big Tech Is Under Pressure From Emerging AI Giants. How Will This Change Hollywood?

This is no AI illusion. A perfect storm appears to be gathering around the world of generative artificial intelligence that promises to have profound effects on how Hollywood does business. In fact, there’s a fair chance that the generative AI revolution will have a bigger impact on Hollywood from a business and ownership standpoint, even before the technology itself can transform the making of movies and TV shows.

Source: Big Tech Is Under Pressure From Emerging AI Giants. How Will This Change Hollywood?

China’s DeepSeek developer just revealed the cost of training the AI model 

Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek spent just $294,000 on training its R1 model, much less than reported for US rivals, it said in a paper that is likely to reignite debate over Beijing’s place in the AI race. The rare update from the Hangzhou-based company – the first estimate it has released of R1’s training costs – appeared Wednesday in a peer-reviewed article in the academic journal Nature.

Source: China’s DeepSeek shook the tech world. Its developer just revealed the cost of training the AI model | CNN Business

Nearly a third of all tracks uploaded to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, says platform

Fully AI-generated music now constitutes 28% of all tracks delivered to Deezer each day, according to new data from the French streaming service. Deezer says it now receives over 30,000fully AI-generated tracks daily, marking a sharp increase from the 20,000 figure it reported in April and the 10,000 it disclosed in January when it first launched its proprietary AI detection tool.

Source: Nearly a third of all tracks uploaded to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, says platform

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