Spotify is introducing a 'Verified' badge to help users identify when artists on its platform are human, not AI-generated. The world's most-used music streaming service said the 'Verified by Spotify' text and green checkmark icon would appear next to artist names when they meet "defined standards demonstrating authenticity". This could include having linked social accounts on their artist profile, consistent listener activity or other "signals of a real artist behind the profile," the company