Deezer: AI-generated music now 18% of daily uploads

The surge highlights both the rapid pace of AI-generated content and the growing challenge it presents to the music industry. While Deezer’s tool is setting new standards in detecting AI-generated music, the volume of such uploads shows no signs of slowing.

“AI generated content continues to flood streaming platforms like Deezer, and we see no sign of it slowing down,” Deezer chief innovation officer Aurelien Herault said. “Generative AI has the potential to positively impact music creation and consumption, but we need to approach the development with responsibility and care in order to safeguard the rights and revenues of artists and songwriters, while maintaining transparency for the fans. Thanks to our cutting-edge tool, we are already removing fully AI generated content from the algorithmic recommendations.”

Deezer’s detection tool is currently capable of identifying 100% AI-generated music from leading generative models such as Suno and Udio. The company has also indicated the tool’s capacity to adapt to “practically any other” AI music model, provided it has access to relevant data samples. Significant strides have also been made in creating a more generalised system, allowing for AI detection even without specific training datasets.

This increase in AI-generated content comes amid mounting concerns over AI companies potentially using copyrighted materials to train their models. Legal action has already been taken against platforms like Suno and Udio by major record labels, though the cases remain unresolved. Meanwhile, anxiety is growing around the possibility of governments weakening copyright protections to accommodate AI development.