Music Industry's AI Song Detection Strategy Takes Shape
The music industry is building AI song detection tools to track and license synthetic content before it spreads.
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Music Industry's AI Song Detection Strategy Takes Shape How the Music Industry Is Building AI Song Detection to Protect Artists As AI-generated music becomes more advanced, the music industry is adapting fast. Rather than trying to stop the flood of AI content, the focus has shifted to building robust AI song detection systems. These technologies aim to identify and tag synthetic tracks before they go viral—ensuring artists and rights holders stay protected and can monetize their work fairly. The infamous case of the fake Drake and The Weeknd duet, Heart on My Sleeve , underscored a major gap in the system: there was no reliable way to tell what was real or AI-generated. Now, from training data to upload platforms, a new infrastructure is taking shape that can detect, trace, and even license AI-generated music before it hits the mainstream. Image : Google Why AI Song Detection Matters in Today’s Music Landscape The music industry faced a major wake-up call in 2023, when an AI-generated song mimicking Drake a…
