Deezer's Free Tool Scans Your Streaming Playlists for AI-Generated Music

Deezer's new free tool promises to root out AI-generated songs from your streaming playlists, but our test of a sizable Spotify library turned up next to nothing. The music streaming service launched its AI music detection tool as a public web app, inviting anyone to upload their playlist data and receive a report flagging tracks likely made by generative algorithms. In an experiment using a real Spotify account with over 2,000 songs, the tool identified only a handful of tracks as potentially AI-generated—and even those came with low confidence scores. That result underscores a growing challenge: today's synthetic music is often indistinguishable from human-made recordings, especially when mixed into human-curated playlists. Deezer's tool works by analyzing audio fingerprints and metadata, comparing them against known patterns of AI generation, but the test suggests the technique still struggles to catch well-crafted fakes. With platforms like Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal flooded with new uploads daily—some estimates peg AI-generated tracks at tens of thousands per month—Deezer's effort represents a first attempt at scalable detection, not a final solution. The free tool currently supports Spotify and Deezer playlists, and the company plans to expand to other platforms. Music industry insiders warn that without reliable detection, streaming services risk diluting royalties and eroding trust, as listeners inadvertently support artificial artists. Deezer says its goal is to preserve human creativity by giving users a way to verify authenticity. The next milestone will be an automated, real-time scanning feature integrated directly into the Deezer app, expected later this year. Until then, the tool serves as a fascinating but imperfect glimpse into the hidden world of AI music flooding our playlists.