Australia’s record industry won’t chart tunes recorded in the key of AI
This is basically a riff on ‘You wouldn’t steal a car’ and means only the human league can have a hit
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced it will not include AI-generated music in its charts of best-selling music starting this week. This decision comes after an AI-assisted cover of Madonna's Like a Prayer topped the Australian charts, sparking debate about the ethics of using AI in music creation. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) recently proposed a set of principles for AI-generated music to be considered for chart inclusion.
These principles require any AI services used to develop the recording to be properly authorized and lawful, substantially human-made, not raise manipulation concerns, comply with copyright, related rights, and personality rights laws, not breach the terms of the AI service used, and be appropriately signaled to consumers. The IFPI's concerns stem from AI-generated music that bypasses licensing agreements with artists.
Major record companies like Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group played a key role in developing these principles. Now, ARIA, the first organization to adopt them, will not publish sales and stream counts for artists who create their works using AI services that don't license music. ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd emphasized the importance of allowing artists to continue using AI tools, but drawing a line at music generated wholesale by AI systems built on artists' recordings.
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