AI-Generated Covers Flood Musician's Streaming Profiles
In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered AI-generated cover songs uploaded to streaming platforms under her name, some flagged by AI detectors. Spotify is testing a manual-approval system while distributor Vydia briefly filed erroneous YouTube Content ID claims on public-domain songs and banned the uploader. The incidents highlight gaps in music distribution, verification, and Content ID that enable impersonation and unauthorized monetization.
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- Read OriginalA folk musician became a target for AI fakes and a copyright trolltheverge.com
