Spotify removes 50 million AI-generated spam tracks from recommendations

Spotify says it has taken more than 50 million songs it considers AI-generated slop or spam out of user recommendations over the past year. The company made the disclosure in an announcement on Tuesday, which also described changes to its recommendation system aimed at surfacing more music from human artists. Spotify states that its editors apply the same standard and do not program content identified as slop or spam. The company reports a marked decline in listener complaints about such content appearing in recommendations since the changes were made. Spotify has not required labels on all AI-made tracks but has introduced an "AI Persona" badge for some content.