Qobuz AI Charter And AI Detection System

QOBUZ AI CHARTER AND AI DETECTION SYSTEM ANNOUNCED TO ADDRESS AI-GENERATED MUSIC

French streaming and download platform Qobuz has announced a set of measures aimed at identifying and managing AI-generated music on its service.

The move follows the publication of its AI Charter earlier in February and introduces a proprietary detection system designed to tag AI-created tracks across both new releases and the existing catalogue.

QOBUZ AI CHARTER AND AI DETECTION SYSTEM TAGGING AI-GENERATED CONTENT

Qobuz has begun analysing its catalogue using its new in-house tool to identify content that is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. Tracks identified as such will be labelled within Qobuz apps in the coming months. The platform states it will continue to refine its detection and anti-fraud tools and reserves the right to remove or refuse uploads considered fraudulent, including those that impersonate artists or artificially manipulate streaming activity.

HUMAN-LED CURATION REMAINS CENTRAL

Alongside the detection tools, Qobuz says it will continue to rely on human editorial oversight. All playlists, album recommendations and discovery features are selected by editorial teams, rather than automated systems, with the intention of limiting the visibility of industrially generated AI content. Discovery features and recommendation pages are also curated to prioritise human artists and exclude AI-generated tracks.

QOBUZ AI CHARTER AND AI DETECTION SYSTEM BACKED BY ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES

The company says its anti-fraud systems exclude suspicious streams from reporting and royalty calculations, and that AI-generated tracks are removed once identified. Qobuz adds that it will not generate audio for its catalogue, replace human curation with AI, or use customer data to train external AI systems.

Qobuz frames the initiative within a wider industry concern about AI’s impact on artists. It cites research from CISAC suggesting that music creators could lose around €10 billion over five years by 2028 due to AI-generated content, representing up to 24% of their revenue. The same study projects generative AI in music could generate around €4 billion annually from unlicensed use of creators’ works.

The hyperinflation of AI-generated content is creating distrust across the music industry. At Qobuz, music discovery remains guided by human passion, not algorithms optimised for volume. These new measures reinforce our commitment to guaranteeing fair artists’ visibility and compensation, giving listeners confidence that humans remain in control’

Georges Fornay, Deputy CEO of Qobuz

Founded in 2007, Qobuz offers more than 100 million tracks in lossless and Hi-Res formats, including up to 24-bit/192 kHz. The service operates in 26 countries and combines streaming with download purchases, supported by editorial content such as playlists, features and liner notes. In 2025, Qobuz reported its per-stream payout rate had been independently audited at US$0.01873.