SPOTIFY IMPLEMENTS AI TECHNOLOGY TO DETER PLAGIARISM – [READ]

In an effort to deter plagiarism, Spotify has released a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology with a European patent that allows artists to quell the rampant unlicensed use of their artistic property. “Plagiarism Detect and Interface” will allow artists to feel more comfortable releasing their work online without the fear of mass replication. The full patent filing is here.

The program requires artists to upload their “lead sheets” – the industry term for the initial composition musicians created before releasing their track – and runs recognition software to produce similarity percentages on other music that has been released on the internet. Think of it as similar to collegiate programs checking for plagiarism, yet in this case rather than words and theories being examined the platform is programmed to look for musical similarities.

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In addition to the simplified approach the software offers to detecting plagiarism, the developers of the program emphasize the user-friendly characteristics to the program that can allow musicians to search for possible plagiarism of their work without hiring attorneys or other professional personnel with specialized expertise in the matter. An artist simply has to keep updated on the possible similarity scores the program has recognized and alerted them about.

While technology of this sort has existed before, CEO Daniel Ek has insisted the “Plagiarism Detect and Interface” program will provide a much quicker and interactive experience for the artists concerned about plagiarism through its artificial intelligence model. This new technology is promised by Ek to provide “dynamic visual feed-back in substantially real time.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

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However, there is speculation regarding who is truly benefitting from the AI technology. Following some legal issues, some suspect the software is not geared towards artists who want to secure their work but for those who do adopt from other artists to ensure their work will not be recognized as a “rip-off” and they can skirt accusations of plagiarism. George Howard, Professor of Music Business at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA, challenged the altruistic mission statement released by Spotify which promised the AI technology was for the benefit of the artists; “I don’t think in any scenario anyone can say Spotify’s motivation is to be helping artists.”

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