YouTube Music began rolling out labels on Wednesday for songs created "primarily" with generative AI, The Verge, TechCrunch and Music Business Worldwide reported.

The label appears on the player page, and tapping it opens a menu with more information, YouTube said, according to Music Business Worldwide. YouTube gave the example of a track made "using a generative model to create the composition and vocals," the outlet reported. The labels will later expand to the main YouTube app, all three outlets reported.

"Generative AI is opening up new ways for artists to create, experiment, and share music," YouTube said, Music Business Worldwide reported. "As these tools evolve, our listeners have told us they want transparency when they're hearing an AI-generated track."

Music partners can mark their uploads with one of three tags: "Fully Gen AI," "Partly Gen AI" or "No Gen AI," TechCrunch and Music Business Worldwide reported. Pitch-correction tools such as Auto-Tune fall under "No Gen AI," both outlets reported. If partners give no information, YouTube may rely only on its own signals to decide whether a song is AI-generated, Music Business Worldwide reported.

YouTube did not say whether labeled songs will be treated differently in recommendations or royalty payments, Music Business Worldwide reported. AI use alone doesn't make a track ineligible to earn money, TechCrunch reported.

Other services are also responding to a flood of AI music. Spotify has AI labels, and Apple Music plans "Made With AI" labels later this year, TechCrunch reported. French streaming service Deezer says it receives nearly 90,000 fully AI-generated tracks every day, Music Business Worldwide and TechCrunch reported. Bandcamp banned AI music outright earlier this year, The Verge reported.

What we know: YouTube Music now labels songs made mainly with generative AI, using partner tags and its own detection.
What we don't: Whether labeled songs will be treated differently in recommendations or payouts.