What Happened: So, the streaming service Deezer just dropped the results of a huge survey it ran about AI-generated music, and the findings are pretty wild.
- It teamed up with the polling company Ipsos to ask over 9,000 people across eight different countries what they really think about AI in music.
- And here’s the headline that’s freaking everyone out: in a blind test, 97% of people could not tell the difference between a song made by a human and one generated by AI.
- Spooky, right? Even worse, when people were told they couldn’t tell the difference, more than half of them (52%) said it made them feel “uneasy.”
- This all comes as Deezer is trying to be the good guy in this fight. It’s pledging to be the first major service to put a clear label on any track that is 100% made by AI.
Why Is This Important: This survey basically proves what a lot of us have been feeling: AI is getting good, way faster than our ears can keep up.
- People are totally torn. On one hand, almost half the folks in the survey thought AI could be a cool tool for discovering new music.
- But on the other hand, a lot of them (64%) are worried it’s going to suck all the creativity out of music, and 70% are scared it’s going to put human artists out of a job.
- The other big takeaway? People want rules, and they want them now. A massive 80% said AI-made songs must be clearly labeled.
- And 65% are saying AI companies shouldn’t be allowed to train their bots on copyrighted music without getting permission and paying for it – which is a direct shot at how a lot of these AI companies operate.
Why Should I Care: So, why does this matter to you? If you use Spotify, Apple Music, or, well, Deezer, this is your world now. AI-generated songs are flooding these platforms.
- It’s getting harder to know who (or what) actually made the song you’re listening to.
- Real artists could see their work get diluted or just plain ripped off without getting paid a cent.
- Your favorite “Discovery” playlist might soon be packed with songs made by a computer, and you wouldn’t even know it.
- This survey just confirms that trust is breaking down. Fans are getting creeped out, and they want to know what’s real before they hit “like.”
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What’s Next: Deezer says it’s sticking to its guns.
- It’s going to keep adding AI labels and is trying to push the rest of the industry to do the same (we’ll see how that goes).
- But this is just the start. Get ready for 2025 to be the year of endless, loud arguments about AI training, how artists get paid, and what “real music” even means anymore. Deezer is just the first one to make a big, public move.
