AI music's rise began around April-May; at that time platform restrictions weren't yet strict, and AI-generated music could be directly uploaded as original works—totally no problem. Then, many creators flooded in, and the platform was full of AI music.
\By July, with the surge in AI-song volume, platforms began feeling a certain impact, and some platforms started introducing restriction measures. Though AI-song upload was affected, through format conversion and stem-split production, AI songs could still be uploaded smoothly. In this period, AI music's value was still steadily growing.
\By August-September, Tencent, Douyin Music, NetEase, and other big platforms all started taking action. Tencent first introduced a policy—any song detected as AI-generated can't be signed; it can only pass review, and unsigned works can't receive copyright royalties. Then Douyin Music also explicitly announced it doesn't accept AI-song uploads, with detection standards even reaching a harsh level. NetEase also began tightening review—uploaded songs may be secondarily detected, and low-quality songs may even be quickly taken down.
\Despite this, platforms are still open to high-quality AI music. In this environment, AI songs' market price also fluctuated greatly. The previous price of 2–3 yuan per song has now risen to 20+ yuan; though price has pulled back somewhat, it's still far above early levels.
\Though low-quality AI music is being eliminated by platforms, high-quality AI music still passes through smoothly. As platforms further optimize AI-music review mechanisms, only quality AI music can be uploaded—which also provides more opportunity for creative, skilled music creators. If you also want to occupy a place in this constantly developing field, then understanding these platforms' policy changes and tricks is especially important.
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