Deezer is rolling out a new tool that lets listeners check whether the playlists they keep on other streaming platforms include AI-generated songs. The feature arrives as the company continues to push for more transparency around synthetic music, even as rival services have taken different approaches to the issue.
The French streaming company said users can now visit its AI music detector website, choose a streaming service and authorize access to their account. Deezer says the tool works with 20 platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud and YouTube Music. After pulling in playlists, the system scans them for tracks it identifies as AI-generated and then surfaces any matches to the user.
Deezer says the process appears to rely on Tune My Music, a service it already uses for transferring libraries from one platform to another. Once the playlists are imported, the detector checks the contents and flags any songs it believes are synthetic. Users can also share the results if they want to.
The move follows Deezer’s earlier efforts to label AI-generated music on its own service. It was the first major streaming platform to begin marking synthetic tracks and later offered its detection technology to other companies for licensing. That offer does not appear to have gained much traction, however. Instead of waiting for competitors to adopt its system, Deezer is now making the tool directly available to listeners.
In a statement, Deezer chief executive Alexis Lanternier said the company decided to give everyone a way to see whether synthetic music has made its way into their playlists, regardless of which service they use. The message reflects Deezer’s view that industry-wide action on AI music has been slow to materialize.
Other streaming companies have taken different paths. Qobuz has introduced its own detection technology, while Apple and Spotify have relied on voluntary labeling systems rather than automated identification tools. Deezer’s latest release adds another model to the mix, one that puts detection in the hands of listeners rather than just platforms.
The company has been among the more outspoken services on the question of AI-generated music, particularly as streaming platforms and the broader music industry continue to debate how to label, regulate and recommend content made with synthetic tools. Deezer’s detector may not change those policies on its own, but it gives users a way to look for AI-made tracks across services that may not have built-in detection of their own.
For Deezer, the launch also underscores a practical reality. If other services are not going to adopt its technology through licensing, the company can still use it as a consumer-facing product. That approach lets Deezer keep pressing its case for labeling while extending its tools beyond its own catalog.