Spotify to slap ‘AI Persona’ badges on AI-generated artist profiles – CNBC TV18

Spotify to slap ‘AI Persona’ badges on AI-generated artist profiles 

Spotify will add “AI Persona” badges to profiles from mid-September for transparency. It will review profiles, exclude AI personas from recommendations, and notify flagged artists.

By Reuters August 12, 2026, 11:37:48 AM IST (Published)

Spotify to slap 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles 
Spotify said on Tuesday it would begin adding “AI Persona” badges to some profiles from mid-September to give listeners more transparency about whether the artist behind the music was a real person.

Listeners have expressed concerns about artist profiles that appear human but instead represent AI-generated personas, the media streaming platform said.

• Spotify will display the badge on banners and About sections in artist profiles, as well as in Search and on track rows across playlists.


• Starting Tuesday, artists can disclose that their profile represents an AI Persona through Spotify for Artists.

• Spotify will also review profiles whose public identity appears to represent photorealistic AI-generated imagery.

• Spotify said it will exclude AI Personas from editorial and algorithmic recommendations by default unless users follow those artists.

• Artists whose profiles are flagged by Spotify’s review team will be notified and given an opportunity to self-disclose or appeal, it said.

• Listeners will also be able to see whether an artist transparently shared that they were an AI Persona or whether Spotify identified the profile through its own review.

• Spotify added that the badge will be based on an artist’s public identity and not how the music was made.

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