{"id":2481635,"date":"2026-06-30T09:20:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481635"},"modified":"2026-06-30T09:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T09:20:51","slug":"tidal-is-the-latest-streaming-service-to-clamp-down-on-ai-music-but-theres-a-flaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tidal-is-the-latest-streaming-service-to-clamp-down-on-ai-music-but-theres-a-flaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Tidal is the latest streaming service to clamp down on AI music \u2013 but there&#8217;s a flaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-eac754ae-6ffd-4fc7-b5cc-f7c13173d460\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/tidal\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/tidal\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/tag\/tidal\">Tidal<\/a> has become the latest streaming service to clamp down on AI music, following <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/streaming-entertainment\/music-streaming\/how-much-of-your-playlist-is-ai-generated-find-out-with-deezers-new-ai-music-detector\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/streaming-entertainment\/music-streaming\/how-much-of-your-playlist-is-ai-generated-find-out-with-deezers-new-ai-music-detector\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/streaming-entertainment\/music-streaming\/how-much-of-your-playlist-is-ai-generated-find-out-with-deezers-new-ai-music-detector\">Deezer<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/streaming-entertainment\/music-streaming\/qobuz-rolls-out-a-tool-to-protect-us-all-from-ai-generated-music\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/streaming-entertainment\/music-streaming\/qobuz-rolls-out-a-tool-to-protect-us-all-from-ai-generated-music\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/streaming-entertainment\/music-streaming\/qobuz-rolls-out-a-tool-to-protect-us-all-from-ai-generated-music\">Qobuz<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tidal.com\/ai-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tidal.com\/ai-policy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">AI policy<\/a> (whose page seems to be down at time of writing), sets out to shield artists financially while also keeping listeners informed about who (or what) made what they&#8217;re listening to.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-eac754ae-6ffd-4fc7-b5cc-f7c13173d460-2\">Tidal will identify and flag AI-generated music within the app, giving each track an &#8220;AI&#8221; badge. It will bar any AI-generated music that impersonates any artist or group, or that &#8220;facilitates fraudulent activity.&#8221; It will remove these using &#8220;automatic tools&#8221; both immediately and on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-6 w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[10px] lg:my-8\" data-component-name=\"JwPlayer:Carousel\" data-jwp-carousel=\"\" data-jwp-carousel-payload=\"{&quot;ids&quot;:{&quot;playerID&quot;:&quot;RnkiWgOh&quot;,&quot;searchPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;dJIGjkiz&quot;,&quot;divID&quot;:&quot;botr_dJIGjkiz_RnkiWgOh_div&quot;,&quot;fallbackPlaylistID&quot;:&quot;Rioi8ng1&quot;,&quot;fallbackDivID&quot;:&quot;botr_Rioi8ng1_RnkiWgOh_div&quot;,&quot;key&quot;:&quot;KIWyWK103AbLLpenXj0Pt0CFh36+X33xmEjia+BOxacMkSCz&quot;,&quot;tintLogo&quot;:true,&quot;useSearchPlaylist&quot;:false,&quot;enabled&quot;:true},&quot;signPostingEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;signPostingLinkEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;waitForAdLoad&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnDesktop&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnMobile&quot;:false,&quot;hidePlayerOnTablet&quot;:false}\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-nowrap items-center justify-between gap-3 bg-zinc-900 px-[14px] py-3\" data-jwp-carousel-header=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 shrink items-center\"><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full min-h-[200px] lg:min-h-[330px] relative overflow-hidden bg-black\" data-jwp-carousel-container=\"\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 size-full items-center justify-center bg-white\" data-jwp-carousel-fallback=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/media\/img\/WHF_logo.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Music that is 100 per cent AI-generated will also not be allowed to earn any money. Tidal won&#8217;t allow such tracks to earn royalties, nor to be sold direct to fans.<\/p>\n<p>These tools will only apply to music that is 100 per cent generated by AI, but will roll out to music that&#8217;s substantially AI-generated &#8220;when AI detection technology is sufficiently reliable to do so.&#8221; And there&#8217;s the rub.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pt-2 pb-0 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Like other music services taking a stance, Tidal will rely on AI to detect AI. And <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2026\/may\/19\/commonwealth-short-story-prize-winner-doubts-ai-artificial-intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2026\/may\/19\/commonwealth-short-story-prize-winner-doubts-ai-artificial-intelligence\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\">as the book world has learned<\/a>, that&#8217;s not always 100 per cent accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Also, it&#8217;s not always clear what qualifies as AI. If someone creates an original composition, but fine tunes it with AI, does that count? The lines are blurred, and will only be more so as AI becomes more sophisticated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-NqwcE5m9FN4KZurLWXNYwi\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-NqwcE5m9FN4KZurLWXNYwi slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest hi-fi, home cinema and tech news, reviews, buying advice and deals, direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tidal&#8217;s policy will kick in on 15th July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/best-buys\/streaming\/best-music-streaming-services\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/best-buys\/streaming\/best-music-streaming-services\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/best-buys\/streaming\/best-music-streaming-services\"><strong>best music streaming services<\/strong><\/a><strong> to consider<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/advice\/hi-res-music-streaming-services-compared\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/advice\/hi-res-music-streaming-services-compared\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/advice\/hi-res-music-streaming-services-compared\"><strong>best hi-res music streaming services<\/strong><\/a><strong\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s get physical: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/features\/as-a-music-fan-i-will-never-love-streaming-heres-why\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/features\/as-a-music-fan-i-will-never-love-streaming-heres-why\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.whathifi.com\/features\/as-a-music-fan-i-will-never-love-streaming-heres-why\"><strong>Here&#8217;s why streaming will never replace my physical music collection<\/strong><\/a><strong\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.whathifi.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tidal has become the latest streaming service to clamp down on AI music, following Deezer and Qobuz. Its new AI policy (whose page seems to be down at time of writing), sets out to shield artists financially while also keeping listeners informed about who (or what) made what they&#8217;re listening to. 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