Some Suno users say they mostly listen to their own AI-made songs

In short: Some people using the AI music tool Suno say they now spend most of their listening time on songs they generated themselves.

What's going on

A new report from The Verge points to a growing pattern in the r/SunoAI subreddit, where users talk about listening almost exclusively to their own AI-generated music.

Suno is a tool that can create songs from a text prompt (like giving instructions to a jukebox that makes up a new track). In Reddit threads, some users say they barely use traditional streaming services like Spotify anymore. One person wrote that they listen to their own AI music thousands of times a year, according to Last.fm, a site that tracks what you play.

The Verge’s Terrence O'Brien said he contacted more than a dozen people who posted about this habit, but none agreed to discuss it on the record. With few direct explanations, he relied on public comments. Some users said the AI songs fit their personal taste better than music by real artists, or that the AI lets them get very specific genre mashups.

O'Brien argues those genre combinations already exist in human-made music, and suggests other reasons may be at play. He cites two main possibilities discussed in the piece, narcissism or laziness. The idea is that making and finding music takes effort, while AI can provide instant, custom-made tracks with very little work.

What to watch

If more listeners stick to music made just for them, it could change how people discover new artists. It may also increase pressure on streaming services and music communities to help users find music they like without turning everything into a private, automated feed.

Source: The Verge AI