97 percent of people struggle to identify AI music, but it’s not as bad as it seems

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The people demand transparency.

by Terrence O’BrienNov 29, 2025, 5:00 PM UTCTerrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget.

Streaming service Deezer ran an experiment recently, with the help of research firm Ipsos. The finding — that 97 percent of people can’t tell the difference between fully AI-generated and human-made music — was alarming. But it’s also not the whole story.

In the survey, 9,000 participants listened to three tracks and were asked to guess which, if any, were completely AI-generated.

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