AI‑created musical acts (e.g., 'Sienna Rose') are already appearing in major streaming charts without clear disclosure that the performer is synthetic. Platforms and labels can monetize and scale synthetic performers at mainstream levels before legal and royalty frameworks are adapted.
— This threatens to upend music‑industry labor, copyright and royalty regimes and forces urgent decisions about disclosure, provenance and who gets paid when algorithmic performers succeed on commercial metrics.
Tyler Cowen
2026.01.13
100% relevant
Tyler Cowen’s link list cites that an AI artist has three songs in Spotify’s top 50 — a concrete, timely example of synthetic performers entering mainstream charts.
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