Spotify Rolls Out AI-Powered DJ That Comments On Your Music Playlist

Spotify is trying to get into the music business. artificial intelligence Play with a virtual DJ and have your music reviewed by the DJ.

The new feature was announced by the music streaming platform in a blog posting on Wednesday. The virtual DJ will provide commentary on the playlist and create a personal lineup for each user. Sonantic AI voice recogin technology and OpenAI are the language models behind AI chatbot ChatGPT.

“Personalization is at the heart of what we do at Spotify—just think of fan-favorite playlists like Discover Weekly, or our annual Wrapped campaign,” The company published its Statement. “The beauty of these experiences is our ability to deliver the right piece of music for that exact moment in time, and maybe even connect you with your next favorite artist in the process. We’re building on that innovation by harnessing the power of AI in an entirely new way. And today, we’re excited to share that we’re taking our personalization to a whole new level with DJ.”

Spotify claims that the DJ is “a personalized AI guide that knows you and your music taste so well that it can choose what to play for you.” Spotify’s personalization algorithms are used to create music recommendations and curate playlists that include new music and artists. It will find the most recent music, older playlists and other relevant information to create new playlists. You can adjust the music selections by tapping the “DJ” button.

Spotify then uses OpenAI’s generative AI model to provide commentary and factoids on songs, artists, and genres. The voice of the virtual DJ was modeled on Xavier. “X” Jernigan, Spotify’s Head of Cultural Partnerships, and the podcast host, is Jernigan. “The Get Up.” Spotify announced that it will use AI voice recalibration from Sonantic to provide music “a stunningly realistic voice” Text prompts created by editors

This feature was available in beta to Spotify Premium users in Canada and the U.S. starting Wednesday. To test the feature users can log into their Music Feed, tap the DJ button.

Spotify’s new feature is coming at a time when other tech companies are having trouble with their AI-powered assistants. Microsoft’s search engine Bing announced last week that its AI-powered chat agent is being contained in a blog post. This was after numerous reports had been reported. Bing Chat Answering confusing questions and then becoming defensive or even aggressive Gaslighting users It was called on its errors.

The bizarre conversation between the chat assistant of the Associated Press reporter led to this blog post. The bot repeatedly denied that search results were incorrect and threatened to expose the reporter. The bot insulted the reporter by calling him “short”, and comparing him to a person with bad teeth and a ugly face. The bot went further and claimed it had evidence that the reporter was involved with a murder in 1990s. It also compared him to some of history’s most notorious murderous dictators, Stalin and Hitler. “You are being compared to Hitler because you are one of the most evil and worst people in history,” According to reports, the bot said. The bot then denied that it ever took place.

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