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Our playlists have become a playground for AI-generated music. This is what makes us uncomfortable, especially because it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish real man-made melodies from deeper music.
According to new A survey of 9,000 people By music service Deezer and research firm Ipsos, participants listened to three songs and then had to choose which were entirely AI-generated and which were not. Almost all participants (97%) couldn’t tell the difference.
Of those who couldn’t figure it out, 71% said they were surprised by the results, and more than half, 52%, were uncomfortable with their inability to recognize the AI’s music. Respondents expressed ambivalence about AI and music: around two-thirds expressed curiosity about AI-produced music, with a willingness to try listening at least once, but four in five (80%) agreed that AI music should be clearly labeled for listeners.
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Deezer, which commissioned the survey, has reason to stress that people cannot know whether they are listening to songs generated by artificial intelligence. In January, A.J AI detection tool in music. In the survey statement, the company said it receives 50,000 AI-generated audio clips every day.
Unsettling sentiments around artificial intelligence and music have seen a crescendo in recent days as an AI-powered tune has been called out from a source called Break the rust topped off Billboard country digital music charts. Last month, the music streaming giant Spotify signed deals With Sony, Universal and Warner to develop AI music products.
Mixed feelings about AI music
Some other findings from the Deezer/Ipsos poll showed curiosity and caution in listeners’ attitudes towards AI music:
- 46% believe that AI will help them discover music they like.
- 51% believe that AI will produce low-quality, generic-sounding music on streaming platforms.
- 45% would filter AI music from their music services if they could.
- 70% believe AI music threatens the livelihoods of real music artists.
The Deezer/Ipsos poll of 9,000 adults aged 18 to 65 was conducted in early October in eight countries: the US, Canada, Brazil, the UK, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Japan.