Spotify Claims They’ve Cracked Down On AI Slop By Taking 50 Million Tracks Out Of Recommendations

it’s no secret that Spotify has been blamed heavily for the push of AI in music. The streaming company, for years, allowed their recommendations to get flooded with fake songs and audio, leading to many people gaming the system, some of which, resulted in jail time.

Now, Spotify is saying they’ve taken swift action against these practices.

In a statement, Spotify officials explained their decision.

“AI-generated slop and spam don’t belong in your recommendations,” Spotify reps said. “And we’ve made changes to keep them out and protect the listening experience. This year alone, we’ve taken more than 50 million slop and spam tracks out of recommendations. This is in addition to more than 75 million spammy tracks we’ve removed from our platform altogether for serious or repeated violations of our rules.”

On the same day, Spotify signed a licensing deal with Believe and TuneCore. This is for its upcoming AI remixing tool, according to a report by Variety. Artist participation is voluntary.

Producers and rappers such as Timbaland, Fenix Flexin, and others, have been criticized heavily for their use of AI in music.

The most notable instance came from Tyga, who notched the shocking 0 out of 10 from Pitchfork.

Writer Drew Millard tore it to shreds, calling it “a piece of s***.”

“$TARFACE is smug and complacent, an amalgam of ’80s synth-pop and disco slapped together by someone who’s seemingly never cared to listen to one synth-pop or disco record in his life,” Millard wrote. “The rapper’s slop-pop concept album is smug and complacent and depressing. Its very existence has made the world a worse place.”