Deezer, the France-based music streaming service which developed tools last year to tackle AI-generated music, said in a statement to the BBC that “many of her albums and songs on the platform are detected and flagged” as being computer-generated. Moreover, as the BBC points out, Rose “has no social media presence, has never played a gig, has no videos, and has released an improbable number of songs in a short space of time.” All are signs that indicate that the artist isn’t real.
Source: The Plot Thickens on Suspected AI Singer Sienna Rose
If trained professionals can’t reliably detect AI, everyday listeners won’t either. The behaviour is stable and repeatable. Millions search for and share AI covers and remixes daily. That consistency is the basis of every revenue line the industry has ever built. What’s missing is licensed infrastructure. The biggest short-term commercial opportunity is AI cover versions and remixes.
Back in November, Napster’s $3 billion funding apparently fell through, leaving the music streaming platform’s future uncertain. Now, the company has abruptly shuttered its music streaming capabilities—while users were actively using the service—in its broader pivot to AI assistants. The pivot into AI isn’t unexpected—the brand was purchased by AI company Infinite Reality last year—but for users of the music streaming service, to call it jarring is an understatement.