Deezer , the French music streaming service, revealed in an updated report that it receives approximately 30,000 songs generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) on its platform daily. This equates to 28% of tracks received per day. This number represents a significant increase compared to January and April, when the figures were 10% and 18%, respectively.
To curb the increase, the service began using, starting in June, a tool that detects AI-generated content, created by sites such as Suno and Udio , for example. With this detection, the user can identify, through labels, whether the song or album they are listening to at that moment was created using this technology, according to a report published by the company .
According to Alexis Lanternier , CEO of the company, the measure aims to protect the music market. “This way, we guarantee minimal impact on the royalty pool,” he stated [transcription via NME ]. “While providing a transparent user experience. And, most importantly, we continue to combat fraudulent activities, which are the main factor behind the uploading of content entirely generated by AI.”
Deezer isn't the only streaming service fighting against AI-generated music.
An article published by the portal 404 Media in July revealed that music generated by the technology began to be uploaded to the Spotify profiles of deceased musicians. The discovery came after country artist Blaze Foley released the single "Together." Foley died in 1989 at the age of 40 after being shot in the chest.
At the time, Craig McDonald , responsible for managing the singer's profile, said: "Clearly this song is not Blaze's style, not by a long shot." McDonald stated that "some kind of AI robot" had done it. The song was removed because it violated the Swedish company's "misleading content policy."
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