Sony Music intensifies crackdown on AI streaming fraud
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Sony Music is intensifying its fight against streaming fraud, having requested platforms to remove over 260,000 tracks by the end of September, nearly double the 135,000 at the end of March. Sony says generative AI deepfake songs that imitate its artists' voices and images without permission are appearing on a large scale, involving current and past artists such as Harry Styles, Adele, Britney Spears, Queen, and Michael Jackson. Beyond deepfakes, streaming platforms are also flooded with AI-generated tracks mass-produced for repeated bot plays. According to a Financial Times report on October 5, based on these figures, Sony issued an average of over 20,000 AI deepfake takedown requests per month in the second and third quarters. Sony said it will continue to defend artists' rights, but noted this is becoming a difficult struggle.
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- Financial Times · 人工智能Sony Music requests removal of over 260,000 AI deepfake songs
Sony Music is intensifying its fight against streaming fraud, having requested platforms to remove over 260,000 tracks by the end of September, nearly double the 135,000 at the end of March. Sony says generative AI deepfake songs that imitate its artists' voices and images without permission are appearing on a large scale, involving current and past artists such as Harry Styles, Adele, Britney Spears, Queen, and Michael Jackson. Beyond deepfakes, streaming platforms are also flooded with AI-generated tracks mass-produced for repeated bot plays. Dennis Kooker, President of Global Digital Business at Sony Music, said fraudulent plays could account for 10% of tracks on streaming platforms, and record label executives estimate they cause up to $2.2 billion in losses to the industry annually. Deezer said its platform receives about 90,000 AI-generated songs uploaded daily, accounting for more than half of new music, and that up to 85% of plays of fully AI-generated tracks last year were fraudulent.
- Music Business WorldwideSony Music has requested platforms to remove over 260,000 AI deepfake tracks
By the end of September, Sony Music had requested digital platforms to remove over 260,000 AI-generated tracks impersonating its artists, nearly double the 135,000 at the end of March, according to a Financial Times report on October 5. Based on this, Sony issued an average of over 20,000 AI deepfake takedown requests per month in the second and third quarters. Sony told the Financial Times it will continue to defend artists' rights, but said this is becoming a difficult struggle. Impersonated artists include Harry Styles, Adele, Britney Spears, Queen, and Michael Jackson. Sony described the issue as generative AI deepfake tracks that imitate its artists' voices and images without permission, saying they are massive in scale, harm artists, and mislead fans.
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