Prompted Playlists: Create Spotify playlists with AI commands
Spotify introduces Prompted Playlists: With the AI function, users can have their own playlists created via prompt. So far, this only works in New Zealand.
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Spotify has introduced a new AI feature that allows users to prompt their playlists. Users can freely type an AI command into a text field, from which Spotify will then automatically create a playlist.
Spotify is introducing the new feature in a news entry. It is currently only available in New Zealand. There is no information yet about a broader launch. Spotify likely wants to test the feature before offering it in larger markets.
Access to listening history
For prompted playlists, as Spotify calls the feature, the music streaming service accesses a user's entire listening history. Users can therefore also make more personal requests. In an example prompt, Spotify writes:
"Select a song from my Spotify library that does not match my usual musical taste and listening habits. Create a playlist that starts with this song and includes other similar songs that I don't know yet. The goal is to expand my musical taste by discovering new music in a genre that I haven't really explored before but to which I show interest. Explain to me what the genre is and how it differs from my usual music, and then introduce me to this genre song by song. Do not explain the musical characteristics of the song, but focus on why it interests me."
Spotify's AI then spits out a playlist and explains for each song individually why it made it into the playlist. In addition, the playlist can be set to update automatically regularly, so that you are constantly getting new songs to listen to.
In recent months, Spotify has introduced numerous AI-powered features. These include an AI DJ that can greet the user with a voice generated in real-time and play music tailored to them. Together with major music labels, Spotify also wants to coordinate the use of artificial intelligence in music production. The collaboration with companies such as Sony Music, Universal, Warner, Merlin, and Believe is intended to result in "responsible" AI products that strengthen artists.
For those who want to use traditional playlists on Spotify, a practical function has been available for a few weeks: You can import playlists from various music services via the TuneMyMusic service. This now also works with Spotify. (dahe)
