YouTube Music starts labeling songs made with generative AI
Songs on YouTube Music will now carry tags showing whether generative AI was used fully, partly, or not at all. Using AI alone won't stop a track from earning money.
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What happened
YouTube Music has begun rolling out labels that mark songs created with generative AI, including tracks where AI played a part. Tracks are tagged as Fully Gen AI, Partly Gen AI or No Gen AI. The labels were reported on October 14 and 15.
Why it matters
The labels give listeners information about how music was made. AI use alone will not block a song from earning money.
Timeline
- Oct 14, 7:56 PM ET: YouTube Music announced it would flag AI-generated songs for listeners.
- Oct 15, 1:41 PM ET: YouTube Music began rolling out labels identifying fully and partly generative AI songs, including tracks where AI played a part.
Coverage
- YouTube Is Tackling A Big Problem With Music Transparency (bgr.com)
- YouTube Music Rolls Out Labels Identifying Fully And Partly Gen AI Songs (NewsCord)
- YouTube Music Adds Labels to AI-Generated Tracks (thurrott.com)
- YouTube Music Adds Labels for AI-Generated Songs (https://www.facebook.com/technologijos.lt/)
- YouTube Music will now flag AI-generated songs for listeners (androidpolice.com)
- YouTube Rolls Out New Labeling System for AI-Generated Music (See full bio)
- YouTube Music Adding Labels to AI Music (billboard.com)
- YouTube Music Adds Labels for Tracks Made 'Primarily' With AI (digitalmusicnews.com)
- YouTube Music and Deezer add new AI music controls (mashable.com)
- YouTube Puts AI Labels On Songs That Use The Tech For Vocals Or Composition (Yahoo News)
- YouTube Putting AI Labels On Songs That Use Generative Tech (deadline.com)
- YouTube to Label AI-Generated Songs Across Its Platforms: Listeners ‘Want Transparency’ (Yahoo News)
- YouTube to Label AI-Generated Songs Across Its Platforms (variety.com)
- YouTube Music rolling out AI labels in the Now Playing screen (9to5google.com)
- YouTube Music launches new labels as AI-generated music floods streaming platforms (techcrunch.com)
- YouTube sticks new labels on AI-generated songs (theverge.com)
- YouTube Music Adds New Labels For AI-Generated Content (engadget.com)
- YouTube Music starts labeling AI-generated songs, using partner disclosures and its own detection tools (musicbusinessworldwide.com)
- YouTube Music begins flagging AI-generated songs
- Deezer to add toggle hiding fully AI-generated music
- AI music floods streaming platforms, putting artists' royalties at risk
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