Australia’s AI music decision opens a new front in the fight over human creativity

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ARIA stripped AI-generated tracks from Australia’s charts after an AI-assisted Madonna cover reached number four. More than a third of new Apple Music uploads are reportedly AI-created. Pew found 52% of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI, rising to 73% among 18-29 year olds. Craig Anderson of Craigman Digital argues the issue goes beyond labelling: music’s value is inseparable from human authorship, and AI’s benefits in one domain cannot automatically settle its costs in another.

Wholly AI-generated songs are no longer accepted in Australia. This August, ABC News reported that the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) stripped machine-made tracks from its official charts last month, ruling that an AI recording can only appear on the list if it is “substantially human-made.” The rule took effect with the August 31 chart, when an AI-assisted cover of Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’ became the most-played song on Australian...

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