The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has put a unilateral ban on songs “wholly generated “ by artificial intelligence from getting featured on ARIA Charts with effect this coming Friday.
In a statement released on Tuesday, ARIA, a trade association representing Australian recording industry, said the step has been taken to promote “ the human nature of artistry” while clarifying use of Generative AI in supporting role for songs will still make artists eligible for charts.
ARIA said that if it finds a song to be ineligible, it can be denied survey and removed from the charts, withdraw accreditations and revoke/request the return of any ARIA #1 Award. No wholly AI generated song will be eligible for any ARIA award, informed the association.
“These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry in what is – to say the least – a rapidly developing space. Artists already use AI tools in their work, the Charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists’ recordings is a different matter,” said Annabelle Herd , CEO, ARIA.
The decision by ARIA comes in the wake of music streaming platforms like Spotify and Suno announcing compulsory watermarking and identification of AI generated songs and artists, in a larger attempt to thwart AI slop overshadowing true artwork on the internet.
“The ARIA Charts will always remain a transparent measurement of the music Australia consumes, but a chart that rewards unlicensed AI output would undercut the very basis of the recorded music we exist to represent,” said Herd.
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