Spotify AI Playlist is Here: Curate Music using Text Prompts

Apr. 8, 2024

Creating a personalized playlist tailored to a particular occasion or need can be a daunting task that might take up hours of your time. You can try searching for a similar playlist on the app. If you are lucky then you may find one but it is unlikely that it will exactly match your taste. NowSpotify is introducing a feature that will let youcreate a personalized playlist with AI.

Spotify calls the new feature – AI Playlist. As shown in theannouncement trailer, itgenerates a playlist for you depending on the given prompt. Let’s say you enter a prompt like “Lo-Fi songs for Yoga sessions” or “EDM music for my game time”. The AI will try to understand your intent and leverageSpotify’s personalizationtechnology and the user’s listening history to create the ideal playlist.

You can find the feature within theYour Librarysection of the Spotify app. Just hit the+ iconat the top right, and you should see an option forAI Playlistas you can see from the screenshot below.

Here, you will have to enter a prompt. In case you can’t think of one then Spotify will suggest some pre-curated prompts for you. You can alsoenter prompts to refine your playlist further. Like, “less romantic” or “more country music” and the AI will make changes accordingly. Once you are done, tap on the Create button to save the AI playlist to your Library.

Thefeature is in its early stages and willonly be available for Premiummembers on the app. It isonly accessible in Australia, and the United Kingdombut may roll out soon to other regions. It will be coming to both, Android and iOS versions of the app.

This isn’t the first AI feature that we are seeing on the platform. Just last year, the company introduced an AI DJ. Spotify is supposedly also working on several other AI-powered features for its platform. This includes options to summarize podcasts and even read midroll ads in the voice of the host if required. Though I am a bit skeptical whenever a platform jumps on the AI bandwagon, I can find some practical use cases for the AI playlist feature.

What are your thoughts about this new addition, share your thoughts in the comments below.

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