Faking It: Spotify's Crackdown on AI Artists and the Unraveling of Authenticity in Music The music industry has long been plagued by fakes, from bootlegged CDs to counterfeit merchandise.
But a new trend in creative forgery is emerging: artificial intelligence generated "artists" infiltrating streaming platforms.
Spotify is taking steps to differentiate between real and fake artists, labeling AI creations and excluding them from algorithm recommendations.