TechAltar

I have now discovered multiple times that some song in my Spotify discovery Playlist is AI generated. Signs:
- generic song & album art
- all music released since 2025
- no real artist bio

Example:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gF9hjfVFYzrY2g0Fen2IH?si=x1TyVYWRQiOJskD55MAPNg

Hate that AI invades and destroys everything you love

Funkaradio

Artist · 40.8K monthly listeners.

Spotify
Jan 11 at 3:25pmWeb
Show threadAlda VigdísJan 11
@Techaltar The Icelandic equivalent of GEMA communicated years ago that most of those were being published by labels owned by companies and individuals that were large shareholders in Spotify.
Show threadDeckardJan 11
@alda @Techaltar Do you think that's the reason Spotify allow it? I'm kind of puzzled about what other reasons they have to allow it? It's not like the world is short of music.
Show threadAlda VigdísJan 11

@Deckard1 @Techaltar STEF did their media campaign based on how some of the fake AI artists were imitating and ripping off specific Icelandic artists.

So maybe the whole story has to do with optimising the suggestion algos to keep some artists below a certain payout bracket?

Show threadPatrick HogenboomJan 11
@alda @Deckard1 @Techaltar I think it's to do with how Spotify distributes the payments. If they can pay a bunch to themselves, they can pay the artists less. I bet Cory Doctorow (@pluralistic) wrote something insightflul about it.
Show threadpeaulaxJan 11
@Techaltar 22 albums released in 2025 might be a hint... We should really have laws that require platform to indicate when something is AI generated.
Show threadGhostsShadowJan 11
@peaulax didn't we have this law in the eu since around 2018 where we take the platform responsible for the content uploaded on it I think that would complement each other quite well
Show threadPiotr GaczkowskiJan 11
@Techaltar just don't use Spotify. Please!
Show threadTechAltarJan 11
@DoomHammerNG every platform is full of this shit
Show threadTencJan 11
deezer automatically detects AI songs, clearly marks them as AI on the album page, and removes them from all algorithmic recommendations and their human made playlists.
Show threadTencJan 11
and I think qobuz is probably also handling AI music well. they pay artists the best out of any streaming services and give the option to buy albums like you would on bandcamp
Show threadTechAltarJan 11
@tenc1235 Oh? Do you have a source for this?
Show threadTencJan 11
https://newsroom-deezer.com/2025/06/deezer-launches-worlds-first-ai-tagging-system-for-music-streaming/
Deezer launches world’s first AI tagging system for music streaming

All albums on Deezer with AI generated tracks are now clearly tagged to give music fans full transparency.

Deezer Newsroom
Show threadPiotr GaczkowskiJan 11
@Techaltar which other platforms are full of it? I've never seen anything like that.
Show threadGavinJan 11

@Techaltar That's because #Spotify is a cyst on the behind of humanity.

Try Qobuz, or literally any other streaming service, please.

Show threadGerardJan 15
@gavin57 @Techaltar well, not literally, YouTube Music also has AI. THEY ARE EVERYWHERE. But I am human, after all. Like Daft Punk.
Show threadGavinJan 15
@Mai9 @Techaltar Strangely, AI is the least of its issues. The bigger one is that its CEO is an awful person and the service has stopped paying most artists anything at all.
Show threadTobias 🇪🇺🇩🇪Jan 11

@Techaltar I'd like to add the following signs:
• A new album with 10+ songs released every month or so
• No social media

Frustrating: even if you can ignore that fact, you can't simply continue to enjoy a newly discovered "artist", as typically every song is also wastly different (e.g. female/male/group vocals, who cares?).

I encountered this first last summer, shocked this was a thing. I wanted to report this to Spotify, but quickly learned that they are actively encouraging this 🥀

Show threadThomas EbertJan 11
@Techaltar https://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp
“Self-hosted Spotify”. I use the Music app in my Nextcloud and compatible play:sub app on iPhone. I know it’s not the same, especially since you’re looking for automated recommendations. But perhaps still a refuge from AI generated content, if you already have CDs or mp3s or are willing to buy them once you’ve been inspired by new music on the streaming services. 🙌
Subsonic

Show threadEmma LivJan 11

@Techaltar This is why one should discover and listen to music with purpose and not just leave it to some soulless platform and algorithm.

Okay so nowadays it's a bit harder to find a record store and go browse like we used to, but try bandcamp. Or internet radio.

Show threadFahim AhmedJan 11

@Techaltar Yesterday, I also found out that a song in my suggested songs was AI-generated when I looked at the cover and then went to the artist’s page. The song is kinda nice?! 😅

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=q6RZvFy3DD4

Sweet Escape - YouTube Music

Provided to YouTube by IIP-DDS Sweet Escape · Velvet Funk Sweet Escape ℗ Andrea Reggiani Released on: 2025-07-21 Producer: Regius Music Publisher: Andre...

YouTube Music
Show threadCory CarsonJan 12
@Techaltar Same, and, I appear to be subjected to AI slop religious worship music for a religion I'm not part of.
Show threadluminousherbsJan 12
@Techaltar all the songs in the "lofi beats" playlist are from artists who debuted in 2024 and have since released one single every 2 weeks with a ghibli-style album cover
Show threadGerardJan 15

@Techaltar I discovered some at YouTube Music as well.

I liked this one.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=-lkJnVgHBWk

Beneath the Stars of Portofino – A 1960s Italian Night by the Harbor - YouTube Music

The stars spill across the harbor like scattered diamonds — pastel houses glow against the darkness, and the sea holds secrets only lovers dare to keep. "Ben...

YouTube Music
Show threadGerardJan 15
@Techaltar how can you with the name TechAltar hate it when AI comes and makes music? I like tech, TechAltar, an also AI making music.
Show threadFahim AhmedJan 18

@Techaltar spicetify has an extension to skip ai songs.

https://github.com/Reginald-Gillespie/Spotify-AI-Band-Blocker

GitHub - Reginald-Gillespie/Spotify-AI-Band-Blocker: A Spicetify extension to skip songs from AI artists. Powered by SoulOverAI.

A Spicetify extension to skip songs from AI artists. Powered by SoulOverAI. - Reginald-Gillespie/Spotify-AI-Band-Blocker

GitHub