Spotify Is Now an AI Chatbot, Too
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- News link: https://entertainment.slashdot.org/story/26/07/15/2026236/spotify-is-now-an-ai-chatbot-too
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> Amazon Music introduced a similar feature last year when it integrated Alexa Plus into the service. Spotify's chatbot goes a step beyond providing AI-powered recommendations and general trivia, however, because it references your playlists, favorite artists, repeat listens, and listening data when responding to requests. That means you can ask questions about your own listening history to check when you first heard a specific song, or see what genres you've been into lately if you can't hold out for the annual Wrapped insights.
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> The updated AI capabilities are more conversational than older features like Prompted Playlist, which automatically builds playlists based on descriptions. Now, you can ask the Spotify chatbot to "play some songs I haven't heard before," and control what's being played with further instructions like requesting specific artists or asking to make it "more upbeat." Spotify says the new conversational experience aims to make the platform "more personal and useful for every listener," making this one of several ways that the company is trying to address complaints about its algorithm.
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> You can also ask the Spotify AI general questions about whatever you're listening to, making the feature feel similar to using chatbot services like Google's Gemini or OpenAI's ChatGPT. That includes asking for when a song was released, exploring other titles an author has written when listening to one of their audiobooks, or checking if a podcast guest has appeared on other audio shows.
[1] https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-07-14/talk-to-spotify-announcement-beta/
[2] https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/965358/spotify-ai-chatbot-interface-music-audiobooks-podcasts
Piss off (Score:3)
Stop bloating the client and go back to being good at recommending new music. Perhaps some effort into the ad targeting too. If I'm currently listening to Pantera there's a pretty reasonable chance I'm not interested in Jayden Smiths new album...
Re: Piss off (Score:2)
Sounds like a problem with your limited musical palate. :)
"Next track" is your friend. It takes notes.
Re: Piss off (Score:2)
Hmm perhaps I am the problem. Will add Jayden smiths new albums to my playlist.
Needs to be agentic AI (Score:5, Insightful)
I need Spotify to listen to music for me and summarize how much I enjoyed it.
I have some requests. (Score:2)
I spend a lot of time on my motorcycle. I would love it if Spotify had enough integration with the microphone to open up AI-driven conversational control.
"I like this track. Please add the artist to my follow list."
"If this artist has additional tracks similar in energy and tempo please queue them for me."
"Please ease up on the alt country. I know I listened to a bunch of Dead South but it's getting a little much."
"If you play this artist for me again without being asked, cancel my subscription. I'm serious
Hey, Spotify AI (Score:2)
Kick your devs up their lazy arses and make them implement a global blacklist so that I can hide a song or artist in ALL playlists, like it should be and how it used to be.
lol (Score:1)
Play some songs I haven't heard before, when it cannot know what I have heard, is the perfect example of something AI cannot do. The AI company claiming it can do so is indistinguishable from when AI claims it has done something it cannot do because there is not enough information, but it will give you its fabricated horseshit answer with full confidence.
Re: (Score:2)
> Play some songs I haven't heard before, when it cannot know what I have heard, is the perfect example of something AI cannot do. The AI company claiming it can do so is indistinguishable from when AI claims it has done something it cannot do because there is not enough information, but it will give you its fabricated horseshit answer with full confidence.
I think the context is implied - play songs you haven't heard before on Spotify . It definitely has your Spotify listening history.
Re: lol (Score:2)
They didn't write the ad copy that way on purpose.