Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent
Summary
Deezer, a music streaming service, says nearly half of all new music uploads on its platform are created by artificial intelligence (AI). Most of the streams on these AI tracks come from AI listeners, which Deezer identifies as fraudulent activity. The company uses special technology to detect and label AI music and to prevent most AI-generated streams from being counted or paid for.Key Facts
- Deezer reports that 44% of new music uploads on its platform are AI-generated, about 75,000 AI tracks each day.
- Most streams of AI music are not from real people but from AI, leading Deezer to call much of this activity fraudulent.
- Deezer developed technology to identify AI music uploads, with a very low error rate (less than 0.01%).
- AI-generated tracks do not appear in Deezer’s recommended playlists or suggestions to users.
- Only 1-3% of total streams on Deezer come from AI-generated music.
- Deezer conducts user surveys finding 97% of people could not tell AI music from human-made music.
- New AI tools from companies like Google now allow for easier and longer AI music creation.
- Digital watermarks can mark AI-created songs, but these can be removed or bypassed, making detection harder.
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