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Deezer Lets Users Scan Playlists on Major Services for AI‑Generated Music

The company released a free detector that imports playlists from roughly 20 platforms so listeners can find and share suspected synthetic tracks.

Overview

  • Deezer launched the free online detector on June 11 and lets users choose a streaming service, grant access or share playlist links, then imports and scans those playlists for suspected AI tracks.
  • The tool works with about 20 platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and SoundCloud and supports multiple languages so users worldwide can audit their libraries.
  • Deezer says its internal data show roughly 75,000 AI tracks arrive daily, making up about 44% of new uploads and that 43% of people switching to Deezer bring AI tracks in their playlists.
  • On Deezer's own service the company tags detected AI songs, strips them from algorithmic recommendations and editorial playlists, and reports that AI music makes up 1–3% of streams while as much as 85% of plays on fully AI tracks were flagged as fraudulent and demonetized.
  • Deezer is licensing the detector to industry partners, has a deal with France’s Sacem, and says the public tool could push platforms toward clearer labeling and tougher supplier policies while posing privacy trade-offs for users who must grant playlist access.