Music streaming platforms like Tidal, Spotify, and Apple Music have introduced policies regarding AI-generated content. On one hand, AI artists like Breaking Rust and Xania Monet are proving AI content can draw millions of genuine listeners. On the other hand, platforms are fighting a losing war against AI bot farms and undisclosed AI personas spamming algorithms with endless automated tracks. As the stream count ticks up, how can services protect their catalogs from an endless stream of low-quality music? Visit https://tepperspectives.cmu.edu for more articles, videos, and podcasts. Something to Think About is supported in part by the MBA Class of 2016 Technology Fund. Hosted by Emily DeJeu Written by John Miller Produced by John Miller and Nick Wright Music by Christian Wright Links to sources: https://tidal.com/ai-policy https://www.billboard.com/pro/ai-music-artist-xania-monet-multimillion-dollar-record-deal https://www.billboard.com/lists/ai-artists-on-billboard-charts https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/sep/25/spotify-removes-75m-spam-tracks-past-year-ai-increases-ability-make-fake-music https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-has-deleted-75m-spammy-tracks-as-it-unveils-new-ai-music-policies https://news.sky.com/story/robots-listening-to-robots-how-ai-music-fraudsters-are-spamming-sites-and-taking-cash-from-real-musicians-13500953 https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/20/deezer-says-44-of-songs-uploaded-to-its-platform-daily-are-ai-generated https://open.spotify.com/track/5k6KdTBo6Pio5fonm9QZY6 https://www.youtube.com/@UCb6ymSf0Tfhv4zxZ5kjsaKQ https://www.youtube.com/@MetalSteel-l2b https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/physical-sales-growth-accelerates-in-first-half-of-2026-as-vinyl-closes-in-on-cd/094401