Deezer says AI song uploads have nearly overtaken human music

Music streaming platform Deezer reports that AI-generated songs now represent 44% of daily uploads (75,000 tracks per day), though they account for only 1-3% of actual streams. The company has developed detection technology to identify, label, and demonetize AI-generated music, positioning itself as an industry leader while other platforms like Spotify and Apple Music implement varying AI content policies. This trend signals a broader challenge for digital content platforms dealing with AI-generated material at scale, requiring new content authenticity verification systems and policy frameworks.

The VergeApril 20, 20262 min read

Deezer says it receives nearly 75,000 AI-generated song submissions to its music streaming platform each day, accounting for about 44 percent of all daily uploads, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. Despite the increase in "fraudulent" uploads, Deezer says the consumption of AI songs makes up around 1 to 3 percent of total streams, as the platform continues to remove AI-generated music from its recommendation algorithm. Deezer positions the tool as setting an "industry standard," adding that the platform is currently the "only" music streaming service tagging AI-generated tracks. The service also demonetizes AI-generated songs and has stopp … Read the full story at The Verge.