Spotify Users Can Now Take Control of Their Algorithmic Recommendations with a Newly Launching Feature.
The music streaming giant has announced its plan to let users personalize their algorithm, the system behind recommendations that suggests songs based on past listening habits and preferences.
In an effort to boost user engagement, Spotify aims to allow more users to participate in this process, effectively shifting control from algorithms back to listeners.
The company stated, "Imagine a Spotify where your ideas, logic, and creativity power the algorithm, directing how it thinks, adapts, and responds to you." With this new feature dubbed "Prompted Playlist", users will have full autonomy to craft a playlist tailored to their taste in music.
This is achieved through a text-based interface that lets users create a custom prompt for the algorithm. For instance, a user might ask "play my top artists from the last five years" followed by deep cuts they haven't heard before. The results would be curated based on these inputted parameters.
Spotify plans to roll out this new feature in beta form initially and will offer an AI-generated playlist experience that adapts to changes in users' tastes over time.
The move comes as a response to other social media platforms like Instagram, which recently introduced the ability for users to tailor their algorithm based on interests.
The music streaming giant has announced its plan to let users personalize their algorithm, the system behind recommendations that suggests songs based on past listening habits and preferences.
In an effort to boost user engagement, Spotify aims to allow more users to participate in this process, effectively shifting control from algorithms back to listeners.
The company stated, "Imagine a Spotify where your ideas, logic, and creativity power the algorithm, directing how it thinks, adapts, and responds to you." With this new feature dubbed "Prompted Playlist", users will have full autonomy to craft a playlist tailored to their taste in music.
This is achieved through a text-based interface that lets users create a custom prompt for the algorithm. For instance, a user might ask "play my top artists from the last five years" followed by deep cuts they haven't heard before. The results would be curated based on these inputted parameters.
Spotify plans to roll out this new feature in beta form initially and will offer an AI-generated playlist experience that adapts to changes in users' tastes over time.
The move comes as a response to other social media platforms like Instagram, which recently introduced the ability for users to tailor their algorithm based on interests.
I'm so stoked about this new feature from Spotify! Finally, we get to take control of those pesky algorithms that have been trying to push our favorite artists down the playlist rabbit hole 
. I mean, who doesn't love a good surprise every now and then? But let's be real, it's all about us having a say in what we hear. It's like, imagine being able to curate your own Spotify experience - it's a game changer for music lovers like me 
. The "Prompted Playlist" feature is genius! I'm already imagining the possibilities... create a playlist that's all about chill vibes at sunset 
or a playlist that's guaranteed to get you moving 
. Bring on this new level of customization and let's make some music magic happen 
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, this is such great news!!! I'm super excited that Spotify is giving us more control over our own music recommendations 
. It's like, we're finally being listened to (no pun intended 
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. cant wait to get my hands on this beta version!
! it's like having my own personal DJ, where I get to decide what kind of music I want to listen to and when. and the fact that I can create a custom prompt is so cool 
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with prompted playlist, we can actually give the algorithm a hint about what we're in the mood for and get some fresh new music. it's gonna be so cool! 
or worse, trying to game the system? anyway, the idea of custom prompts is kinda cool, like if i wanted to discover new artists by telling the algorithm "give me something similar to tame impulse"... that could be neat! 
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. Whatever the case, I'm excited to dive in and start experimenting with my own prompts 
this is amazing!! finally i can make spotify play what i want instead of them forcing me to listen to whatever they think is best for me lol I've been saying this for ages and now its happening 
we get to be in control of our own algorithmic playlist 
...I mean think about it, if we can actually tell spotify what kinda music we want to hear next, it's gonna be way more personalized and less of those annoying recommendations that are like 90% pop songs 
. and the idea of AI-generated playlists adapting to our tastes is literally catnip for me 
I'm already imagining all the possibilities - like if I ask it to play some chill vibes and it suddenly kicks up my energy with some sick electronic beats 
...anyway, this just feels so cool and like spotify's finally listening to us, not just playing by algorithm 
i mean who needs algorithms telling us what to listen to when we can create our own playlists? 
how cool that they're gonna offer an ai-generated playlist experience too... like, the algorithm learns ur taste over time and adjusts 
sounds like a dream come true for music lovers like us 
. With Prompted Playlist, we can totally curate playlists that reflect our unique tastes and vibes 
. Can't wait to experiment with this new feature and see what awesome playlists I can create 
also i'm lowkey excited about the deep cuts 
). I can already imagine creating some epic playlists with this feature and exploring new artists I wouldn't have stumbled upon otherwise... it's gonna be so cool!
can't wait to experiment with prompted playlists and see how they shape up 
and btw, has anyone else tried instagram's interest-based algo? seems kinda fishy to me 