Australia’s top music charts ban AI songs to protect human artists

Australia's top music charts will ban wholly AI-generated songs under new rules effective Friday, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) announced Tuesday, requiring music to be 'substantially human made' to qualify. Tracks using generative AI in a supporting role remain eligible, as ARIA aims to protect 'the human nature of artistry' amid industry concerns over a surge in AI-generated music.

Advertisement Australia’s top music charts ban AI songs to protect human artists Under the new rules, music must be ‘substantially human made’ but recordings that use AI in a supporting role are still eligible 1-MIN READ1-MIN Listen Music made by artificial intelligence https://www.scmp.com/topics/artificial-intelligence?module=inline&pgtype=article will be banned from Australia https://www.scmp.com/topics/australia?module=inline&pgtype=article ’s top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting “the human nature of artistry”, an industry body said on Tuesday.Under new rules in force from Friday, music must be “substantially human made” to be eligible for the charts, the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA said. “Wholly AI-generated tracks will not be eligible for the ARIA Charts,” the group said. It said its charts would exclude songs that use AI “to generate the entirety or the primary portion of the creative elements”. But “recordings that use generative AI in a supporting role remain eligible”, it added. The move follows growing concern in the music industry over a surge in AI-generated music hitting the airwaves. Advertisement Select Voice Select Speed 1.00x