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Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant
Spotify is rolling out a new AI-powered conversational feature that lets Premium subscribers chat with the app to discover music, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
TL;DR
- Spotify Premium users can now have interactive AI conversations to select music and audio content.
- The feature is in beta and initially available in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden for English-speaking users 18+.
- Users can communicate via typing or voice commands to discover new music, podcasts, and audiobooks.
- The AI can answer questions about songs, albums, artists, and the user's listening history.
- This expansion builds on Spotify's existing AI tools like AI DJ and playlist generation features.
- Users can further refine selections by providing prompts like 'more upbeat' or specific artist additions.
- The feature allows for actions such as saving songs, adding to a queue, or following an artist.