AI-Made Music Floods Deezer, But Listeners Ignore It

Deezer receives roughly 75,000 fully AI-generated tracks daily—44% of all new uploads—yet these songs make up only 1-3% of what people actually listen to. Analysis: The gap reflects both the current quality limits of AI music and listener preference for established artists. Still, even tiny payouts per stream create incentives to flood the platform with synthetic content when detection systems fail. This pattern repeats across digital platforms when automation costs drop but human preference remains slow to shift.