Artificial Intelligence-Generated Music Loses Distinction from Human Creation, Survey Reveals
A recent survey conducted by France-based streaming platform Deezer has found that nearly 97% of people cannot tell the difference between music generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) and human-made tracks. The poll, which was conducted across eight countries including Brazil, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States, also revealed that more than half of respondents felt uncomfortable with the lack of clarity in identifying AI-generated content.
The findings come as AI-generated music continues to gain traction on streaming platforms. In January, one out of 10 tracks streamed per day was completely AI-generated, a figure that has now risen to nearly one in three, or around 40,000 tracks per day.
Deezer's CEO Alexis Lanternier attributed the survey results to people's desire for transparency and authenticity in music creation. "The survey results clearly show that people care about music and want to know if they're listening to AI or human-made tracks or not," he said.
Notably, Deezer is the only major music streaming platform to systematically label completely AI-generated content for users. The company has been at the forefront of addressing the issue, which gained prominence earlier this year when a viral band on Spotify revealed that its most popular song was entirely AI-generated.
In response to the controversy, other platforms like Spotify have taken steps to increase transparency around AI use in music production. A voluntary industry code is now being promoted to encourage artists and publishers to disclose their use of AI technology in the creation of their tracks.
Meanwhile, the survey found that 80% of respondents wanted fully AI-generated music clearly labelled for listeners, emphasizing the need for greater clarity and understanding around this emerging trend in music production.
A recent survey conducted by France-based streaming platform Deezer has found that nearly 97% of people cannot tell the difference between music generated entirely by artificial intelligence (AI) and human-made tracks. The poll, which was conducted across eight countries including Brazil, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United States, also revealed that more than half of respondents felt uncomfortable with the lack of clarity in identifying AI-generated content.
The findings come as AI-generated music continues to gain traction on streaming platforms. In January, one out of 10 tracks streamed per day was completely AI-generated, a figure that has now risen to nearly one in three, or around 40,000 tracks per day.
Deezer's CEO Alexis Lanternier attributed the survey results to people's desire for transparency and authenticity in music creation. "The survey results clearly show that people care about music and want to know if they're listening to AI or human-made tracks or not," he said.
Notably, Deezer is the only major music streaming platform to systematically label completely AI-generated content for users. The company has been at the forefront of addressing the issue, which gained prominence earlier this year when a viral band on Spotify revealed that its most popular song was entirely AI-generated.
In response to the controversy, other platforms like Spotify have taken steps to increase transparency around AI use in music production. A voluntary industry code is now being promoted to encourage artists and publishers to disclose their use of AI technology in the creation of their tracks.
Meanwhile, the survey found that 80% of respondents wanted fully AI-generated music clearly labelled for listeners, emphasizing the need for greater clarity and understanding around this emerging trend in music production.