By Ethan Millman, Hollywood Reporter | Bandcamp, the popular indie music distribution platform, said this week that it’s banning AI music, marking one of the first platforms to take such a stance in the music industry.
“The fact that Bandcamp is home to such a vibrant community of real people making incredible music is something we want to protect and maintain,” the company said in a note to its users on Reddit on Tuesday. “Today, in line with that goal, we’re articulating our policy on generative AI. We want musicians to keep making music, and for fans to have confidence that the music they find on Bandcamp was created by humans.”
Therefore, Bandcamp said, “music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted,” on the platform.
“If you encounter music or audio that appears to be made entirely or with heavy reliance on generative AI, please use our reporting tools to flag the content for review by our team,” Bandcamp said. “We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI generated.”
Bandcamp’s decision comes as AI music continues to proliferate across the music ecosystem. Deezer, a music streaming service based out of France, said in November that it estimates about 50,000 AI-generated songs are uploaded to the platform every day. Last week, per Sherwood News, Morgan Stanley published a survey that found 60 percent of 18-29 year olds said they listen to AI music, averaging at about three hours per week. (The study didn’t specify the genre of AI music, making it unclear if those surveyed were listening to AI generated background music or white noise, or more typical pop music.)
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More on Bandcamp’s decision and some other music providers as well:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/as-ai-music-floods-the-zone-bandcamp-takes-a-stand/