Grammys Won’t Acknowledge Songs Entirely Created By AI, But Help Is Okay

Along with images, videos, and text, artificial intelligence can help whip up musical tracks on the fly. Just last week, Paul McCartney joined in on the “revolution” to create one last song by The Beatles using this technology.

However, the Grammys—considered one of the top music awards in the world—has recently announced that songs entirely generated by AI will not be eligible for nomination for its prizes.

“Only human creators are eligible to be submitted for consideration for, nominated for, or win a Grammy Award. A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any categories,” the updated rulebook noted.

Producers may breathe a sigh of relief to learn that AI can still be used to assist the creative process, though the new regulations require the human aspect of the work to “be meaningful and more than de minimis.”

In addition, the awards will now only recognize creators that contribute to at least 20% of an album. Previously, as per Reuters, any producer, songwriter, or featured singer could earn a nomination for Album of the Year.

While it’s unclear how the Grammys plan to determine if a song was largely created with human or AI input, CEO Harvey Mason Jr said that the changes to the rules allowed the organization to react to the rapidly-changing technology.

“These changes reflect our commitment to actively listen and respond to the feedback from our music community, accurately represent a diverse range of relevant music genres, and stay aligned with the ever-evolving musical landscape.”

[via Reuters and NME, cover image via Elliott Cowand | Dreamstime.com]