AI and The Bandcamp Community

Gotta give props when props are due! Bandcamp recently announced they are banning AI on the platform. They are specific in their guidelines:

• Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp.

• Any use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles is strictly prohibited in accordance with our existing policies prohibiting impersonation and intellectual property infringement.

That policy leaves plenty of room to integrate AI tools into the creative process but not entirely.

Happy to see it but also curious how they are detecting AI generated content? Is it completely community driven and Bandcamp validated? Do they have their own internal magic for detection? Many questions!

While we're on this topic, it's worth checking out Ampwall's content policy in regards to AI. They have a similar policy (and have had it in place for some time) but with more nuance.

I am not an anti-AI person but I also understand the need to protect human creativity. I am happy to see these platforms taking a stance.