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Block

FintechActiveSan Francisco, California, USAFounded 2009Founders: Jack Dorsey, Jim McKelveyWebsite ↗See connections →

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Khosla Ventures

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  1. TIDAL Cracks Down on AI Music by Cutting Off MonetizationTIDAL, the streaming service owned by Block, will stop paying royalties on AI-generated music -- demonetizing tracks its systems detect as AI-made without banning them outright. The policy is one of the clearest moves yet by a major platform to protect human artists' royalty pool as a flood of synthetic tracks threatens to dilute streaming payouts.→

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TIDAL Cracks Down on AI Music by Cutting Off Monetization

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TIDAL Cracks Down on AI Music by Cutting Off Monetization

TIDAL, the streaming service owned by Block, will stop paying royalties on AI-generated music -- demonetizing tracks its systems detect as AI-made without banning them outright. The policy is one of the clearest moves yet by a major platform to protect human artists' royalty pool as a flood of synthetic tracks threatens to dilute streaming payouts.

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Block's investors include Khosla Ventures.