AI ETHICS & REGULATION
increasingly vocal about AI firms training Gen AI models on their work without payment or permission.
Gen AI is the key to AI music as it creates new content by learning patterns from training data – now it has triggered legal fights across creative industries.
Spotify says it will make sure artists, songwriters and rights holders are“ properly compensated for uses of their work and transparently credited for their contributions”.
These arrangements will come through“ upfront agreements” and not“ asking for forgiveness later”.
“ Technology should always serve artists, not the other way around,” says Alex Norstrom, Co-president at Spotify.“ Our focus at Spotify is making sure innovation supports artists by protecting their rights, respecting their creative choices – and creating new ways for fans to discover and enjoy the music they love.”
“Technology should always serve artists, not the other way around”
Alex Norstrom, Co-president, Spotify
June
2016
Sony releases first AI-composed pop song, marking a global commercial debut
Source: Sony UK
October 2017
Taryn Southern’ s AI-driven album“ I AM AI” becomes the world’ s first album fully produced by AI
Source: WIPO
108 January 2026