Martin Green rules out AI for songs at Eurovision but leaves the door open elsewhere

Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green has ruled out any possibility of music created with artificial intelligence in the event's future.

Speaking at a special press event in Vienna, Green committed to human-created music and stressed the importance that it has for the compteition as a whole.

Prompted by a question from fan press he said:

"Songs will always be created by humans."

"That is a fundamental part of the creativity of this contest."

The event saw the EBU invite fans and media to a Q&A session at Wien Museum where Green took questions directly from the audience.

While ruling out this technology for music, Green did not rule out any possible use of AI for other creative areas of Eurovision, such as graphic design.

He said AI that generates using pre-existing creative work was not welcome, pointing out "the protection of creatives" will be a priority moving forward.

Individual broadcasters are currently not subject to EBU regulations regarding the use of AI in their Eurovision campaigns. Green says all the governing body can do is to watch for the respect of human creativity.

AI at Eurovision so far

Up until now, the use of generative AI at the Eurovision Song Contest has been generally limited and rather unnoticable to the unsuspecting viewer.

In 2024, four AI-generated songs took part in Una Voce Per San Marino, the national final for San Marino. None made it to the final.

Eurovision 2026 has fueled this conversation yet again. The use of AI is being debated online among fans, this time particularly of its use in performance graphics.

Whether for or against it, it is certain a clear and direct plan of attack will be needed from EBU and Eurovision officials.

Looking forward

Overall, Green makes it clear that content created using generative AI will become an inevitable part of Eurovision.

The next steps for him are to ensure humans are protected first and foremost as the heart of Eurovision as they have been for its 70-year history.

"You have to make AI your friend, it's not going away," he says.

Do you support AI at Eurovision?

• 100% Yes - let it be!
• Yes - but we must take caution
• No - it should be stricly forbidden

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