Spotify has removed tens of thousands of songs from the Artificial Intelligence (AI) music startup Boomy, following complaints of fraud and clutter across streaming services.

According to IANS, the company recently removed about seven percent of the tracks, which equates to “tens of thousands” of songs uploaded by Boomy.

Furthermore, Universal Music had alerted all of the major streaming platforms to suspicious streaming activity on Boomy tracks.

According to the report, the music industry has been dealing with the emergence of AI-generated songs as well as a flood of new tracks flooding streaming platforms in recent months.

Spotify also confirmed the removal of some Boomy content, stating, “Artificial streaming is a longstanding, industry-wide issue that Spotify is working to stamp out across our service.”

“We are always encouraged when we see our partners exercise vigilance around monitoring or activity on their platforms,” Universal’s chief digital officer, Michael Nash, was quoted as saying.

The Boomy songs were also removed due to suspected “artificial streaming” — online bots impersonating human listeners to inflate audience numbers for specific songs, according to the report.

Boomy, which was launched two years ago, allows users to select from a variety of styles or descriptors, such as “rap beats” or “rainy nights” to generate a machine-generated track.

Users can then distribute their music to streaming services, earning royalties.

According to the report, Boomy, based in the United States, claims that its users have created over 14 million songs.