Universal Music Tells Spotify to Block AI Use of Its Songs: FT

Universal Music Group NV, the record label for Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, is stepping up its fight against artificial intelligence-generated music by telling streaming services to block bots from accessing copyrighted songs, the Financial Times reported.

The world’s largest music company has urged platforms such as Spotify Technology SA and Apple Inc. to prevent AI technology using the music to produce content that sounds like the artists it represents, according to emails seen by the Financial Times.

Artificial intelligence is seen as a growing threat for the music industry, which says artists and rights owners are not ...