Music download platform Traxsource has introduced ‘Human-Made’ and ‘AI-Assisted’ labels across its platform, to enable users to identify music made using artificial intelligence.
Traxsource has partnered with AI detection companies SH Labs and SoundPatrol in rolling out the new labelling system, and added that it is committed to removing tracks identified as being fully AI-generated.
The new labelling scheme, which follows on from the publication of Traxsource’s Our Position on AI Music policy earlier this year, will be rolled out across the platform from 1 July.
“We realise that everything that got us here came from strong convictions and the guts to act on them,” commented Brian Tappert, co-founder and managing director of Traxsource.
“Our musical direction, starting Soulfuric, the crazy notion of launching a website selling digital files while the vinyl market was collapsing from online piracy. This AI moment feels like one of those all over again. We do not believe AI is going away. Everything we’re doing is about finding a way to live with it, and making sure the value stays where it belongs, with human-created works.”
Traxsource added that the labelling scheme will create a more ‘transparent environment’ that ‘provides clarity’ to DJs and the wider industry on how music is being created.
“We envision a future where shopping for music is like shopping for food today, conventional products right next to certified organic, with the choice left to the consumer,” added Marc Pomeroy, co-founder and chief technology officer.
“We’re simply using technical means to preserve and uphold organic, human artistry, while keeping the option open for those artists who are pushing the envelope of technology, not wishing to stifle the creative process.” Read more here.
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