Songs Created By AI Banned From Australia's Music Charts
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/08/28/188217/songs-created-by-ai-banned-from-australias-music-charts
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> The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) said the new code would help "promote the human nature of artistry." It follows a controversy around a cover of Madonna's Like A Prayer by Australian DJ Josh Fawaz which recently topped the ARIA dance singles chart and peaked at number 2 on the country's overall chart. The song has become a staple of commercial radio station playlists and been streamed more than 48 million times on Spotify alone. Fawaz later added generative AI credits to the song after a backlash.
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> ARIA said that Australian artists were competing for attention "in the most crowded market in history" and that it was "not interested in promoting or celebrating the success of AI-generated music that does not contain human artistry." Under the new rules, AI assistance can still be used, but humans must have written the song, and have performed the lead vocal and primary instruments. AI can also still be used for mastering songs and, for example, using drum machines and auto tune. [...]
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> Artists will be required to declare AI use when they submit a song for chart consideration. ARIA said that if it later emerged music was largely AI-generated it could retrospectively adjust chart positions, and if the piece topped the charts, it may request that awards given for reaching Number One were returned. Artists and their representatives will be able to challenge their exclusion.
ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd said: "These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry in what is, to say the least, a rapidly developing space. Artists already use AI tools in their work, the charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists' recordings is a different matter."
She added: "A chart that rewards unlicensed AI output would undercut the very basis of the recorded music we exist to represent."
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20vl4vm2pno
Not all slop is equal (Score:2)
I've heard some pretty sad excuses for AI slop (Shunned at a Funeral) but some very clever uses for it too (Amelia). "The best thing the government did...was invent me!"
As long as they're honest about it being AI I'll decide what I want to listen to. It's hard for it to show any creativity, but creativity is sorely lacking in all current music.
...laura
Robots can have their own charts (Score:3)
Worked for chess.
"Excluding" from a music chart (Score:1)
A music chart should be a best guess about what tracks/albums people are choosing to listen to the most at the moment.
If they are "excluding" certain items from it, then they aren't doing their job.
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> If they are "excluding" certain items from it, then they aren't doing their job.
I feel they should allow sandwiches in the charts because, if they are "excluding" ham and cheese on toast from the charts they aren't doing their job.
When You Fork From Reality... (Score:1)
...people choose reality. People in the music biz that want to know what the most popular songs are right now will just make a new list that allows AI-created content, since it's their livelihood to know what people are actually listening to, not what ARIA wants them to listen to.
Re: When You Fork From Reality... (Score:2)
The music business is pushing this; they don't want the competition. While some artists might not want AI competing with them; the real question is who do these charts represent. The music industry, or listeners.
I'll give you a hint; the charts will be gone in 5yrs.
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Everyone is misunderstanding the intent behind this. The key phrase in TFA is "unlicensed AI output".
Music charts don't measure popularity, they do their damnedest to create it. From the famous RIAA payola scandal (which very much still happens, it's just structured slightly differently to remain legal) to the latest breakout nepo-baby somehow charting in the top ten despite nobody ever having heard of them the day prior - The various recording industry groups exist to promote their members - who are not