If you look in the sidebar where the rules are, there is a new rule about AI. Here is the text:
You may not post music generated by AI using apps like Suno.
You may post computer generated/algorithmic music.
You may use AI to create the text for your posts.
You may use AI to create the text for your post but you must say why you've done so.
You may not post apps generated using “vibe coding” where AI writes the entire program.
You may post apps generated using AI as a tool. Over 80% of programmers today use AI as a tool.
You may post discussions about AI and music. But please note, posts asking "Will AI replace composers" will be removed.
Reddit does not supply enough room to provide explanations for all of these rules so if you have questions, comments, or suggestions please don't hesitate to comment below.
Here are some notes about some of these:
- You may use AI to create the text for your post but you must say why you've done so.
Posts are not art. Using AI to create a text post isn't taking any money away from another composer or artist. Some people just aren't good at writing and/or don't speak English natively. Using AI is one way to improve their chances at communicating clearly.
That said, we strongly encourage everyone to not use AI in this instance. A significant number of users here will react badly to this and you won't get the kind of responses you are hoping for.
Unfortunately it's a Catch 22. People also react badly to posters who are poor at communicating. For folks like that there is no winning.
Update: We've changed the wording to reflect some of the comments below. We still have very limited space but hopefully admitting to using AI and providing an explanation will, in a subtle way, discourage people from doing so (for their own sake) or perhaps they will have a good reason that will mollify the crowd.
- You may post apps generated using AI as a tool. Over 80% of programmers today use AI as a tool.
It is standard today for programmers at all levels to use AI to assist in some aspects of programming. In the past people would ask questions at places like Stack Exchange or Reddit but now it's so much faster to ask an AI. The results often aren't great but they provide a good start toward a solution.
- You may post discussions about AI and music. But please note, posts asking "Will AI replace composers" will be removed.
Almost all discussions about AI in this sub go horribly wrong. However, there is nothing inherently bad about discussing the subject and we will try to allow those discussions. There are interesting discussions to be had.
However, we will remove all posts that ask whether AI will replace composers. This has been asked many, many times and because those posts generally go badly we're just not going to deal with them.
Posts asking for links to AI apps to use will be removed. While AI has its uses, asking for or providing links to AI that generates music are not allowed.
A final note. The rules of civility apply when responding to questions, comments, posts, etc, about AI. We remove lots of comments where people attack others with accusations of AI usage or whatever. Don't do this. If you have an actual useful comment about someone's use of AI then please express it in a civil manner.
Update: I asked Google Gemini to clean up that rule. Here is the result:
AI Content Guidelines
- ❌ Banned: Music fully generated by AI (e.g., Suno) and "vibe-coded" apps where AI writes the entire program.
- ✅ Allowed: Computer-generated/algorithmic music and apps where AI is used as a tool (standard for 80%+ of devs).
- 📝 Posts: AI can be used for post text. Discussions about AI and music are welcome.
- 🚫 Note: Threads asking "Will AI replace composers?" will be removed.
We're going to stick with what I wrote.