Deezer plans AI music filter for search results
The streaming service says the toggle should arrive before year-end, letting users hide AI-made tracks, albums, and related artists.
Deezer is preparing a new option that will let listeners filter out AI-generated music from the platform. The streaming service said on Tuesday that the toggle is expected to arrive before the end of the year, and it will hide AI-made tracks, albums, and related artists from search results.
The planned feature lands in the middle of a growing split in music streaming. Some users want easier access to AI-created content; others would rather avoid it entirely. Deezer says it is responding to clear demand from listeners who want a way to remove that material from their experience and stick to human-made music if they choose.
Deezer says listeners want more control
Deezer chief executive Alexis Lanternier said in a statement that the company had seen clear user demand for a filter that removes AI-generated music completely from the streaming experience. He said the feature would give listeners the option to focus only on human creators and creations.
The company also pointed to a survey from last year in which around 45% of Deezer customers said they wanted a way to remove AI music from their feeds. Deezer said the rising volume of AI music on the platform was one reason it decided to build the toggle-based feature.
AI tracks now account for more than half of daily uploads
Deezer has been tracking the issue for some time. Last year, it introduced AI-detection tools and began reporting how many tracks were being uploaded to the platform.
At that point, AI-generated tracks made up 10% of daily uploads. By July, Deezer said that share had climbed to more than 50%, with an average of 90,000 tracks uploaded each day.
As IT-PUB News notes, that sharp increase helps explain why Deezer is moving beyond detection and reporting to a user-facing filter. The issue is no longer just about identifying AI music behind the scenes. It is also about how that content shows up in everyday listening and search.
Streaming platforms are choosing different AI policies
Deezer is not the only music service trying to define its position on AI-generated tracks. Other platforms have already gone in different directions.
Bandcamp has completely banned AI tracks. Tidal has taken another route and cut off monetization for people uploading AI music. Spotify, meanwhile, has adopted a lighter approach, mainly tagging AI tracks and artists more prominently on its platform.
Apple Music is also reported to be moving in that direction. In August, Variety said the service was looking to label AI tracks by the end of the year.
Music platforms are still working out how to handle content made with generative AI. Some are trying to block it, some are labeling it, and Deezer is now giving users the option to hide it from view.
Deezer's filter would leave AI music on the service
Deezer’s new toggle is meant to give users more control over what they see and hear, but it also underlines a broader shift in digital music. AI-generated tracks are no longer a marginal issue for streaming services. On Deezer, they now make up a major share of daily uploads.
That creates practical questions for listeners, artists, and platforms alike. For users, the main issue is choice — whether they want AI music included in recommendations and search results. For platforms, the challenge is how to balance that preference with the reality that AI-generated content is arriving at scale.
Deezer’s approach would not remove AI music from the service entirely. Instead, it offers an opt-out, leaving the broader debate over AI in music unresolved while giving listeners a way to avoid it if they want to.
