Deezer has officially launched a free online detection tool capable of identifying AI-generated tracks within playlists across major streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music. Announced this Thursday, the utility supports 27 languages and aims to combat the surge of synthetic content, copyright infringement, and streaming fraud that has increasingly plagued the digital music industry.
Combating the AI Surge in Streaming
As the proliferation of AI-generated music accelerates, concerns regarding the unauthorized use of copyrighted material to train machine learning models have reached a boiling point. While competitors like Spotify and Apple Music have largely relied on tagging systems to address the issue, Deezer has taken a more aggressive stance. The company actively purges AI tracks from its recommendations and editorial playlists, and it has now expanded its proprietary detection technology to users of rival platforms.
In the ongoing effort to tackle this issue, Deezer introduced a tool that scans playlists from various streaming platforms to identify AI-generated tracks. Announced on Thursday, this free online AI music detector supports 27 languages and gives users from 20 of the most popular platforms the chance to see if their playlists include any AI-generated songs.
How to Use Deezer’s AI Detector
To use the new tool, go to Deezer’s AI music detector website, select your streaming service, and allow Deezer to access your playlists. Once you import your playlists, the service scans for AI content, notifies you of any findings, and even offers the option to share the results. The tool is compatible with Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and YouTube Music, among other platforms.
Transparency as a Competitive Advantage
“By detecting and tagging AI-generated music over the past year and a half, Deezer has been at the forefront of transparency in music streaming. No other company has followed our lead yet, so we decided to make it possible for everyone to check if their playlists include synthetic music, no matter which streaming platform they use,” CEO Alexis Lanternier said in a statement.
The company is currently weighing further measures, such as updating supplier policies or implementing outright content removal. Such a move would align Deezer with platforms like Bandcamp, which previously enacted a total ban on AI-generated music.
The Scale of the AI Problem
The urgency behind this launch is underscored by data showing that 44% of all new music uploaded to Deezer is AI-generated. The platform reports being flooded with nearly 75,000 synthetic tracks daily, totaling over two million per month.
Despite this massive influx, listener engagement with synthetic content remains marginal, accounting for only 1-3% of total streams. Furthermore, the company notes that approximately 85% of these AI streams are flagged as fraudulent and are subsequently demonetized, highlighting the financial threat posed by automated content generation to the broader music ecosystem.
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