Deezer plans a filter for AI-generated music as uploads surge

From 10% to more than half

Last year, Deezer introduced tools to detect AI-generated music and began reporting how many such tracks were uploaded each day. At the time, they made up 10% of daily uploads. In July, the company said the share had passed 50%.

The responses across other services differ:

In August, Variety reported that Apple Music planned to label AI-generated tracks by the end of the year. Listeners also use independent tracking systems to find AI music.

A filter is not a policy

Deezer’s switch gives listeners a choice about what appears in search and their listening experience. It does not, on the facts announced, remove AI music from the platform or change how it is distributed.

I think the more consequential question is what the filter can reliably identify. Deezer has detection tools, but the announcement gives no detail about how the feature will handle uncertain classifications. As AI uploads have grown from 10% to more than half of daily submissions, that distinction matters: a filter can only give listeners meaningful control if its labels hold up.