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Tidal demonetizes AI-generated music, labels it with icon

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Verge AI ·

Tidal will no longer pay royalties on tracks it identifies as 100% AI-generated, starting immediately. The platform will label such tracks with an icon from July 15th but stops short of banning them. The policy aims to protect artists and inform listeners without outright removal.

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Tidal's middle-ground approach avoids a ban but may struggle to enforce detection accurately, risking false positives or gaming by creators.
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