Spotify denies it’s pushing unwanted AI slop onto subscribers, claiming it ‘does not promote or penalize tracks created using AI tools’

• Spotify users are flagging unwanted AI-generated music in their apps, but the platform itself denies forcing it
• The music streaming service shared in a comment that 'does not create or own any music, and does not promote or penalize tracks created using AI tools'
• While it claims it's implementing ways to tackle this, platforms such as Bandcamp have completely banned AI audio

Spotify always seems to be running into controversy in some way, shape, or form, whether that’s not paying artists what they deserve or taking its time to release a much-needed upgrade (looking at you, Spotify Lossless).

As for its latest dispute, music fans are angrily drawing attention to AI-generated music flooding the Spotify app, claiming that the platform is forcing AI music into features such as Discover Weekly and Release Radar. I covered this recently, shedding light on a Reddit post that attracted ...