Spotify's new verification badge shows that music is not AI-generated

Spotify and other streaming music sites are now being inundated with AI-generated content to the tune of 44 percent of daily uploads, Deezer reported recently. Spotify is now trying to help listeners separate the wheat from the AI chaff with a new "Verified by Spotify" badge given only to human artists in good standing with the site. 

Notably, Spotify said that "AI-generated or AI-persona profiles are not eligible" for the badges. In addition, artists must demonstrate consistent listener engagement and activity, adherence to the platform's policies and "signals of a real artist represented in the profile." More than 99 percent of artists actively sought out by users will be verified at launch, Spotify added, with more coming on a "rolling basis." 

The new system should be quite helpful for listeners once they get used to seeing the badges. Spotify notes that they build on existing features for sniffing ...