(Los Angeles) The organizers of the Grammys, in the United States, announced several changes to the rules on Friday, including one which stipulates that “only human creators” are eligible to win prizes – de facto excluding pieces created only with the artificial intelligence.
“A work that contains no human authorship does not qualify under any category,” the Recording Academy ruled in its new “Protocol for Artificial Intelligence” released Friday.
This rule was established following the semi-annual board meeting held last month, where it was determined that works with elements of artificial intelligence are eligible, as long as a human creator is responsible for a “meaningful” contribution to music and/or lyrics.
The announcement of the new rules came shortly after Paul McCartney announced on Tuesday that a “last Beatles song” had been recorded using artificial intelligence by extracting John Lennon’s voice from an old demo.
In addition to the rule regarding artificial intelligence, the Academy announced that changes have been made to other categories. Now, to be nominated in the album of the year category, a musician must be responsible for at least 20% of the work on the record.
This update differs from a decision made in 2021 that allowed anyone who worked on the album to receive a nomination.
The number of people who will be nominated in the four most popular categories – best new artists as well as album, song and album of the year – will increase from ten to eight.
