Traxsource to label both human-made and AI-assisted music

Music download store Traxsource is introducing human-made and AI-assisted music labels across its platform from 1 July.

Traxsource has partnered with two AI detection companies, SH Labs and SoundPatrol, to support the identification and classification of music submitted to its platform. The system will flag fully AI-generated music for removal and provide the data used to classify the remaining music as either AI-assisted or human-made within the Traxsource classification system.

The move follows the publication of Traxsource’s Our Position on AI Music statement, released in February this year, in which it acknowledged the legitimate use of AI “as a production tool” to “assist within a larger human-driven creative process”, but stated that entirely AI-generated music “does not belong on Traxsource”.

The AI labels are designed to help listeners make informed decisions based on their individual preferences regarding AI. Traxsource is continuing to actively remove fully AI-generated music daily and has a rebuttal process for content providers to submit disputes if they feel their music has been mislabeled.

Brian Tappert, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Traxsource, says: “We realise that everything that got us here came from strong convictions and the guts to act on them. Our musical direction, starting Soulfuric, the crazy notion of launching a website selling digital files while the vinyl market was collapsing from online piracy.

“This AI moment feels like one of those all over again. We do not believe AI is going away. Everything we’re doing is about finding a way to live with it, and making sure the value stays where it belongs, with human-created works.”

Marc Pomeroy, Co-Founder and CTO of Traxsource, adds: “We envision a future where shopping for music is like shopping for food today, conventional products right next to certified organic, with the choice left to the consumer. We’re simply using technical means to preserve and uphold organic, human artistry, while keeping the option open for those artists who are pushing the envelope of technology, not wishing to stifle the creative process.”

To learn more about its AI policy, head over to Traxsource.

Rachel is a DIY musician who began learning guitar and keyboard from her bedroom at 14. She has written news and features for MusicTech since 2022, and also has bylines across Kerrang!, Guitar.com, and The Forty-Five. Though a lover of heavy music, her guilty pleasure is 2000s pop.