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Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music

Deezer says the new setting will arrive by the end of the year, giving streaming listeners a way to hide AI-made tracks; the detector is the hard part.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:23 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

At a glance

First reported by TechCrunch: “Deezer will soon let you filter out AI-generated music”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:23 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: AI-generated.
BBN covered this story before: Floqer's AI agents research sales prospects so teams don't have to (October 14).

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What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentDeezer says it will roll out a toggle by the end of the year that lets you filter AI-generated music out of what you hear.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA button that hides robot songs. I love it, and I also need to check something in my own library.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe company has not said how it will spot the AI tracks, which is critical, because a filter only works if its detector works.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMy study playlist is forty hours long, and I have never once seen an artist photo.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentForty hours.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIf I flip that switch, my playlist becomes four minutes of rain sounds.