'AI in Music Industry Statistics 2025' Numbers

'82% of listeners cannot distinguish AI from human compositions'
That's a pretty wild statistic to read. Assuming the sample size of respondents was large enough to derive a meaningful conclusion, the implications of that statistic alone are serious. If people can't tell the difference between human-generated and computer-generated music, then that could mean it's game over for many aspiring musicians—and even current musicians—in the industry. Music itself is becoming a software product that is sold by tech companies.