That K-pop earworm you’ve had on repeat might not have come from Seoul. It might not even be human.
Deezer, the French music-streaming company, launched a free tool on Thursday that lets users scan playlists on its own platform and from competing services — Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and SoundCloud — to find AI-generated tracks.
You don’t need a Deezer account to use it, but you will need to give the site permission to access your streaming service of choice. After a playlist is imported, the tool scans it for AI-generated music, highlights any tracks it flags as synthetic, and gives the option to share the findings. There’s only one catch: you have to manually delete the suspect content yourself.
A spokesperson for Deezer told Business Insider that the tool detects frequency artifacts — small yet distinctive spectral peaks in the audio signal that are exclusive to generative models used to create AI music. Deezer said it developed the tool by studying songs created with popular AI music generators, including Suno and Udio.
Alexis Lanternier, CEO of Deezer, said in a statement that he hopes for the AI music detector to be an “eye-opening experience” for listeners.
“AI-generated music is now far from a marginal phenomenon and as daily deliveries keep increasing, we hope the whole music ecosystem will join us in taking action to help safeguard artist’s rights and promote transparency for fans,” Lanternier said.
The launch arrives as AI-generated music floods streaming services. Earlier in June, Deezer said that 44% of all new tracks uploaded to its platform are AI-generated, amounting to roughly 75,000 songs per day.
Yet listeners don’t appear to be embracing the content at the same pace it’s being created. Deezer says AI-generated music accounts for 1% to 3% of streams on its platform, and about 85% of those listens are tied to suspected fraudulent activity, such as bot-driven streaming.
Consumer sentiment may also be turning against AI music: An early 2026 report from music analytics firm Luminate found that between May and November of 2025, interest in AI-generated music declined from -13% to -20%, with Gen Z and Gen Alpha listeners showing some of the strongest signs of skepticism.
Most other streaming platforms either lack AI labeling or have largely relied on voluntary disclosure for AI labels.
For now, if you’re wondering whether your next indie pop obsession was created by a person or a prompt, Deezer is here to do the detective work.
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