Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI

What's reported As AI-generated artists and tracks flood music streaming platforms, Spotify is rolling out a new “Verified by Spotify” badge to help listeners more easily identify authentic human artists. To receive the badge, artists must meet certain criteria. Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked [ ] ## Why it matters This story is appearing in the Tech & gadgets feed and is being tracked across multiple outlets. We'll update this post as further details emerge from the primary source. ## What to watch - Confirmation or correction from the original outlet.

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