# Journalist finds common ground with music industry chief on AI copyright challenges

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hold-up-i-had-a-great-time-talking-to-the-riaa-guy/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T18:54:45+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/podcast/1029684/riaa-mitch-glazier-napster-ai-labels-music
- Topics: Business, Companies, Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- RIAA and journalists share concerns about AI training on creative work.
- The interview explores deepfakes, copyright and potential AI labelling.
- Spotify and YouTube may shape whether detection systems work.

## Summary

The interview revisits the RIAA’s role in the Napster era and explores how the music industry is responding to artificial intelligence. Journalist Nilay Patel and RIAA chief Mitch Glazier find common ground over concerns that AI companies use creative work without permission and fill online feeds with low-quality material.

They discuss the legal and practical challenges of addressing AI-generated deepfakes, including how restrictions could affect other forms of expression. The conversation also considers whether AI detection and labelling systems could work, particularly if major platforms such as Spotify and YouTube do not participate. The article presents these issues as a meeting point between copyright law, artistic expression and commercial interests.

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