Written by Tim Green, narrated by AI. Listen to the full episode here.
A teenager can now generate a polished song in seconds using tools like Suno and Udio. AI music production scales to millions of tracks per day and 97% of listeners fail to tell the difference from human work in blind tests. This episode uses AI voice narration from ElevenLabs Studio.
The Flood of Synthetic Sound
Streaming platforms face an exponential deluge of AI-generated music. Deezer reports fully AI-generated uploads rising to roughly 75,000 per day by April 2026, representing 44% of all new music on the platform. In 2025 alone, Deezer tagged over 13 million synthetic tracks. Spotify responded by removing 75 million spammy tracks and adding protections against misattribution.
The Scale Problem
