Deezer is developing a setting that will let listeners filter AI-generated music out of their experience. The toggle is expected before the end of the year and will remove AI-generated tracks, albums and related artists from search results when switched on.
A listener choice built into search
The planned filter gives users a direct way to shape what they encounter on Deezer. People who enable it will be able to search without AI-generated music appearing in results, while those who leave it off can continue using the service without that filter.
Deezer CEO Alexis Lanternier said the company had seen clear user demand for the option. He described it as a way for listeners to remove AI-generated content from their streaming experience and focus on human creators and creations if they wish.
The feature is about discovery as well as listening. By filtering tracks, albums and related artists from search results, Deezer is changing what users may find while looking for music on the service.
AI uploads have grown on the platform
Deezer said the volume of AI-generated music on its platform was one of the factors behind the toggle. The company has been tracking uploads since it added AI-detection tooling last year.
At the time that tooling was introduced, AI-generated tracks represented 10% of daily uploads. In July, Deezer said the share had risen to more than 50% of daily uploads, averaging 90,000 tracks per day.
Those figures help explain why a platform-wide choice could matter to users. With AI-generated music accounting for a substantial share of incoming tracks, a filter lets listeners decide whether they want that material included in their search experience.
Services are taking different approaches
Music platforms have not settled on one common way to handle AI-generated music. Deezer's planned toggle puts control in listeners' hands by letting them remove this content from search results.
Other companies have made different choices. Bandcamp has completely banned AI tracks, while Tidal cut off monetization for people uploading AI music. Spotify has taken a lighter approach, making AI tracks and artists more prominent through tagging.
In August, Variety reported that Apple Music was looking to label AI tracks by the end of the year. Labels and platform policies can help users recognize AI music, but they serve a different purpose from Deezer's proposed filter: identifying content does not itself remove it from a user's results.
More control over what listeners find
Deezer has also pointed to a survey from last year in which around 45% of its customers wanted a way to remove AI music from their feeds. The new setting responds to that interest by making the choice optional rather than applying one listening policy to everyone.
The toggle's stated effect is specific: it will stop AI-generated tracks, albums and related artists from appearing in search results. The announcement does not say that it will remove those tracks from Deezer or change how they appear elsewhere on the platform.
Listeners are also turning to independent tracking systems to identify AI music. Deezer's feature would add another route, built directly into the streaming service and controlled by the person using it.
For Deezer, the move connects its monitoring of AI uploads with a practical discovery tool. For users, it offers a choice about whether AI-generated music belongs in the results they see, as the company continues to report on the volume of such uploads.