Beatport will no longer accept fully AI-generated music
“While new production techniques have driven electronic music forward since the beginning, there is a difference between a tool that assists human creation and a system that replaces it entirely. Beatport is built on the former,” Beatport CEO Matt Gralen says
Beatport has updated its Content Guidelines to prohibit fully or majority AI-generated music from its platform.
The new policy comes as Beatport expands its partnership with music fraud detection specialist Beatdapp, whose technology will be used to identify AI-generated music across the platform’s catalogue. Fully or majority AI-generated tracks will be withheld during ingestion, with rightsholders notified directly, while continuing to allow tracks created with AI assistance where the finished track remains majority human-made.
AI-assisted releases will be tagged during ingestion, giving Beatport’s curation team greater visibility into the music it reviews and features.
The updated guidelines also reflect attitudes among Beatport’s DJ community. According to a recent user survey, 60% of respondents said they would not play AI-generated tracks in their sets, with 77% of those respondents citing a firm preference for supporting human creators. Just 8% said they were currently open to playing AI-generated music, while a further 13% said they would consider it if artists and labels were fairly compensated.
“Beatport exists to serve DJs and empower artists & labels. This means partnering with our community and providing confidence in what our platform offers. While new production techniques have driven electronic music forward since the beginning, there is a difference between a tool that assists human creation and a system that replaces it entirely. Beatport is built on the former,” Beatport CEO Matt Gralen said.
Beatport’s existing work with Beatdapp initially focused on streaming fraud. The expanded partnership will now address fraudulent activity and unauthorised AI-generated content together, with Beatdapp’s detection technology able to distinguish between fully generated and AI-assisted tracks.
Beatdapp co-founder and co-CEO Andrew Batey said the partnership would bring greater transparency to generative AI while protecting human creativity. Jay Ahern, chief strategy officer at the Association for Electronic Music, added that Beatport’s policy aligns with AFEM’s AI Principles by recognising that not every use of AI should be treated in the same way.
[via Beatportal]
