Deezer says 44% of new music uploads are AI-generated, most streams are fraudulent

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/deezer-says-44-of-new-music-uploads-are-ai-generated-most-streams-are-fraudulent/

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jaredwhite@humansare.social · 40 pts · 119d (1 reply)

Because nothing says "self-expression direct from the soul" like atomized sound waves coming from an algorithm.

We should stop calling this stuff music, art, whatever. It's simply arranged static.

YoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earth · 12 pts · 119d

arranged static

Best way I've heard diffusion models described to date. I may steal that lol

TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 32 pts · 119d (4 replies)

In a recent update, the company says AI music is approaching half of all new uploads, and most of the supposed listeners of those streams are AI themselves.

😂 This just keeps getting better…

Valthorn@feddit.nu · 20 pts · 119d (3 replies)

It's free ad money! One bot makes music, 100000 bots listen, and all that ad money is yours to keep.

TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 119d (2 replies)

Advertisers aren’t going to be happy about that. I wonder how this cat-and-mouse game is going to play out. Will there be more ads for the listeners and less money for the artists?

T156@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 119d (1 reply)

Third AI to determine human-ness?

It's bots all the way down.

TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 119d

AI generated ads, placed on AI generated videos, watched by bots… I guess the products being sold are also targeted to the bot segment of the market.

Zerush@lemmy.ml · 32 pts · 119d (1 reply)

Bandcamp has banned al AI generated music from their web.

jadetoffee@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 111d

extremely common bandcamp W

SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 16 pts · 119d

I'm waiting for the inevitable "people who only listen to people made music are classist and ableist because ai enables everybody to create music, not just those who can afford the training and gear"

Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 119d (2 replies)

Deezer nuts

generic_computers@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 119d

Deezer? I hardly know her!

inari@piefed.zip · 1 pts · 119d

Yes they are

jadetoffee@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 111d

so fucking gross