"On Tuesday, Bandcamp announced on Reddit that it will no longer permit AI-generated music on its platform. "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp," the company wrote in a post to the r/bandcamp subreddit. The new policy also prohibits "any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles.""
"AI models are not artists in themselves, since they lack personhood and creative intent. But people do use AI tools to make music, and the spectrum runs from using AI for minor assistance (cleaning up audio, suggesting chord progressions) to typing a prompt and letting a model generate an entire track. Bandcamp's policy targets the latter end of that spectrum while leaving room for human artists who incorporate AI tools into a larger creative process."
"The announcement emphasized the platform's desire to protect its community of human artists. "The fact that Bandcamp is home to such a vibrant community of real people making incredible music is something we want to protect and maintain," the company wrote. Bandcamp asked users to flag suspected AI-generated content through its reporting tools, and the company said it reserves "the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI generated.""
Bandcamp will no longer permit music generated wholly or substantially by AI and also prohibits any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles. The policy draws a line between minor AI-assisted tasks and fully automated tracks, targeting fully generated music while allowing human artists to incorporate AI tools into broader creative processes. The platform emphasized protecting its community of human artists, asked users to flag suspected AI-generated content through reporting tools, and reserved the right to remove music suspected of being AI generated. The move contrasts with platforms that permit AI-generated music and responds to concerns about a flood of machine-produced output.
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