Spotify's AI Playlist Revolution: Curate With Text Prompts in UK, Australia
April 8, 2024
Spotify rolls out AI Playlist feature for Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia, leveraging text prompts for personalized playlists.
The service is in beta and initially available exclusively on Android devices.
Users can type their own prompts or select from predefined ones to generate playlists with 30 songs.
There is concern over the impact on human playlist curators at Spotify amid a wider debate on AI's role in music creation.
High-profile artists have publicly opposed the advancement of AI-generated music technologies.
Spotify is set to increase its subscription fees in the US later in the year.
Apple Music is poised to integrate machine learning features with the upcoming iOS 18 release.
Summary based on 19 sources
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