While unregulated AI has been a major concern for musicians, the music industry also raised concerns about streaming fraud.
Also known as streaming manipulation, the practice involves “fake” artists uploading song to sites like Spotify, YouTube, Instagram and Apple Music, and artificially boosting their play counts, in order to gain royalty payments.
The IFPI says the advent of AI has “supercharged” the practice, which ultimately robs legitimate artists of payments.
Unofficially, the music industry believes up to 10% of content across all streaming platforms is fraudulent.
“I hate to say it, but it’s very simple to fix,” said Oakley, calling on streaming services to implement tools that can identify fake or AI-generated music when it is uploaded.
“The challenge of identifying and labelling AI material is absolutely the next critical challenge,” she added.
Kooker pointed out that the French streaming company Deezer already had software capable of this task – and claims that 34% of the songs submitted to its service are now categorised as AI-generated.
“Is it perfect? I’m sure it’s not, but it’s open and it’s transparent, and it allows people to understand what is happening,” said Kooker.
“Without proper identification, fans can’t distinguish between genuine human creativity versus unauthorised, AI‑generated content, which risks creating confusion, undermining trust, and impacting user experiences.
“Transparency shouldn’t be optional, it’s the foundation of a fair and sustainable music ecosystem.”
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