Bandcamp bans purely AI-generated music from its platform

Bandcamp has announced a ban on purely AI-generated music on its platform, citing the need to protect its community of human artists. The new policy also prohibits the use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or styles. This move raises questions about where the line between tool use and full automation in music creation lies. While Bandcamp aims to preserve spaces for human expression, platforms like Spotify continue to permit AI-generated music, leading to concerns about the influx of machine-generated tracks and issues like artificial streaming fraud.