Deezer Plans Toggle To Filter Out Ai-generated Music
Deezer says a new setting will let listeners remove AI-generated music from their experience before the end of 2026.
Deezer plans to add a toggle that lets listeners filter out AI-generated music before the end of 2026. The streaming service says the option is for people who want to focus on music made by human creators. According to TechCrunch, enabling it will also keep AI-generated tracks, albums and related artists out of search results.
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What the new setting will do
The feature is intended as an opt-in choice, rather than a platform-wide ban on AI music. Engadget describes it as an on/off switch for listeners who want to avoid fully AI-generated tracks. Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said the company had seen demand for a way to remove such content from listeners’ experiences.
TechCrunch reports that the toggle is still being developed and is expected before year’s end. Its account gives a specific example of how the filter will work: with the setting on, AI-generated music and associated artists will not appear in search results. Neither report provides a more precise release date.
Why Deezer is adding it
Deezer points to both listener preferences and the volume of AI music arriving on its platform. TechCrunch says a company survey found that about 45% of Deezer customers wanted a way to remove AI music from their feeds. Engadget describes Deezer’s research more broadly, saying it suggested nearly half of music-streaming users wanted AI-generated music gone from their feeds.
The outlets also give different figures for an earlier measure of AI uploads. Engadget says Deezer reported last year that roughly 18% of tracks uploaded to the service were AI-generated. TechCrunch says AI-generated tracks accounted for 10% of daily uploads when Deezer introduced its detection tools last year. Both report that the share has since exceeded 50%. TechCrunch says Deezer put the average at 90,000 AI-generated uploads a day in July; Engadget also cites 90,000 fully generated tracks uploaded daily.
Deezer’s existing AI-music detection system underpins the planned filter. Engadget notes that detection is not foolproof, though Deezer considers the risk of incorrectly identifying a track as AI-generated very low. Engadget also reports Deezer’s claim that up to 85% of streams generated by AI-made songs were fraudulent.
How other services are responding
Streaming services have taken different approaches to AI music. According to TechCrunch, Bandcamp has banned AI tracks, Tidal has stopped monetizing uploads of AI music, and Spotify uses labels for AI tracks and artists. Engadget reports that YouTube Music has introduced a label for AI-generated tracks. Deezer’s planned toggle goes further than labeling by giving listeners a way to filter the content from their own experience.
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