As the rise of AI-generated music on streaming services continues, concerns are growing about how AI companies use copyrighted material to train their models, and how potential manipulation of streaming systems could lead to fraud.
However, many music streaming services have yet to release AI music detection tools. So streamer Deezer has taken matters into its own hands.
In the ongoing effort to address this issue, Deezer was introduced a tool that scans playlists from various streaming platforms to identify AI-generated tracks. Announced 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 AI-generated songs.
The launch further positions Deezer as one of the music industry’s most aggressive opponents of music AI, which could be a selling point for its service to consumers. While competitors like Apple Music and Spotify have opted for a tagging approach, Deezer actively removes AI tracks from recommendations and excludes them from editorial playlists. It also recently started offering its AI detection technology on rival platforms.
To use the new tool, go to Deezer’s AI music finder 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.
“By identifying 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 yet followed suit, so we decided to make it possible for everyone to check whether their playlists contain synthetic music, regardless of the streaming platform they use,” said CEO Alexis Lanternier.
Specifically, the company revealed in its announcement today that it is carefully considering future steps, such as updating vendor policies or removing content. This would follow in the footsteps of Bandcamp, which banned AI music earlier this year.
The launch of the new tool comes on the heels of Deezer revealing that a staggering 44% of new music uploaded to its platform is AI.
The company is currently inundated with nearly 75,000 AI-generated tracks daily, totaling more than two million each month. Despite this influx, the listening rate for AI-generated music remains relatively low, accounting for just 1-3% of total streams. About 85% of these streams are flagged as fraudulent and removed from the platform.
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