Bandcamp has officially banned the publication of music created entirely or significantly through artificial intelligence on its platform. ## The new policy The company announced via Reddit that it will no longer allow the uploading of music and audio generated wholly or in substantial part by AI systems. The policy also prohibits the use of AI tools to impersonate other artists or musical styles. Bandcamp emphasized its desire to protect its community of human artists. Users are encouraged to report suspected AI-generated content through the appropriate reporting tools. Bandcamp reserves the right to remove any song suspected of being created via AI. ## The line between tool and automation Bandcamp's decision raises a debate about the line between using AI tools as support for human creativity and the complete automation of the compositional process. The company seems to want to draw a clear line, excluding the automatic generation of songs, but leaving room for artists who integrate AI tools into their creative work.