AI-generated music banned from Australian charts
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) has announced new guidelines banning music that is primarily AI-generated from its official charts. The move is intended to preserve the human nature of artistry while allowing for AI to be used in a supporting role.
Why it matters
This policy reflects a growing trend in the music industry to protect human creators from the rapid proliferation of AI-generated content.
Music made by artificial intelligence will be banned from Australia's top charts under new guidelines aimed at protecting "the human nature of artistry", an industry body said today.
Under new rules in force from Friday, music must be "substantially human made" in order 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.
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