Australia’s official music charts are getting an AI eligibility line. Engadget reports that the Australian Recording Industry Association, or ARIA, announced that tracks wholly generated with artificial intelligence will not be eligible for inclusion on the nation’s music charts. The rule is not a blanket ban on every song that touches generative AI. According to Engadget, ARIA’s Code of Practice will still allow songs that use generative AI as a support tool, provided the track is “substantially human made” and does not raise stream or chart manipulation concerns. The new rules are set to apply beginning Friday. Engadget also reports that the chart decision carries over into awards eligibility: tracks that cannot appear on the ARIA charts will also be unable to win an ARIA Award. That makes the rule more than a chart-accounting change, because chart recognition and awards eligibility are both industry signals for recorded music. ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd framed the move as a defense of the recorded-music system ARIA represents. Per Engadget, Herd said the charts should remain a transparent measure of the music Australians consume and argued that rewarding unlicensed AI output would undermine that system. She also called on other parties involved in music promotion, including radio, to support human artistry through similar code changes. The broader industry backdrop is consistent with that framing. Engadget reports that ARIA’s policy echoes recommendations issued in July by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, and that major labels recently urged charting organizations to bar what they described as AI-generated music from chart inclusion. The push included support from Sony Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, according to Engadget. A Hacker News item points to a New York Times story with the headline that Australia is banning generative AI from official music charts, which supports the broad thrust of the report. The detailed boundaries matter, however: based on the provided reporting, Australia’s ARIA is excluding wholly AI-generated tracks, not every track made with AI assistance. Who benefits: Human artists and rights holders benefit from a chart policy explicitly designed to preserve eligibility for substantially human-made recordings. Labels backing similar restrictions also gain a clearer industry precedent. Who's exposed: Creators or distributors relying on wholly AI-generated tracks lose access to ARIA chart placement and ARIA Award eligibility under the reported policy. Services that promote music to Australian audiences may face pressure from ARIA to adopt similar standards.