Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts

AI can also still be used for mastering songs and, for example, using drum machines and auto tune.Earlier this year a song was banned from Sweden's music charts because it was created by AI.And in July, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said AI guidelines would be rolled out in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia for use in their official charts.The updated code, based on the IFPI directive, also excludes music that raises "stream or chart manipulation concerns".ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd said: "These changes reflect our intent to remain dynamic and promote the human nature of artistry in what is, to say the least, a rapidly developing space.""Artists already use AI tools in their work, the charts can and should evolve to keep room for that, but music generated wholesale by services built on artists' recordings is a different matter."She added: "A chart that rewards unlicensed AI output would undercut the very basis of the recorded music we exist to represent."Artists will be required to declare AI use when they submit a song for chart consideration.