How can you tell if music is AI generated?

There’s a new song doing the rounds, and in the immortal words of Kylie Minogue, you just can’t get it out of your head.

But what if it was created by a robot or the artist himself is a product of artificial intelligence (AI)? Are streaming sites required to label music as AI generated? And does it even matter if you like what you hear?

A survey released last week found that 97% of respondents couldn’t recognize an AI-generated song. But there are some telltale signs – if you know where to look.

Here is a quick guide.

AI music became one of the hottest topics last summer after allegations that the band The Velvet Sundown was AI-generated went viral.

The band, which had no record label and minimal social media presence, quickly gained hundreds of thousands of monthly listeners on Spotify after releasing two albums just weeks apart – and the music world grew…