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Spotify personal recommendations: You may be able to switch it off soon; know what may be coming
27Nov By adminNo Comments
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Spotify personal recommendations: You may be able to switch it off soon; know what may be coming

[ad_1] Spotify is a go-to app for most people when it comes to quality music. This music streaming platform has been gaining popularity since the day it was launched in 2008, especially the part that is free. From rock, pop, metal, and reggae to rap, it has hundreds of thousands of songs and music to cater to every taste. With its regular upgrades and features, it has managed to engage the maximum number of users every day. Recently, Spotify has been reported to be experimenting with a new feature, that will allow its users to turn off personal recommendations. If this happens, it will be most welcomed by those who are disappointed with their Spotify algorithm. Check here to know more about the much-speculated Spotify personal recommendations feature:Spotify personal recommendations fea...
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Spotify to use Google’s AI to tailor podcasts, audiobooks recommendations
16Nov By adminNo Comments
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Spotify to use Google’s AI to tailor podcasts, audiobooks recommendations

[ad_1] Spotify, on Thursday, expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to use large language models (LLMs) to help identify a user's listening patterns across podcasts and audiobooks in order to suggest tailor-made recommendations.Artificial intelligence-powered LLMs such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google Bard, are trained on a massive amount of data to generate text and other content. Google Cloud, owned by Alphabet, has several LLMs such as PaLM 2, Codey, Imagen and Chirp that are trained on text, codes, images, audio and video. Spotify has been an early adopter of AI, which it used for music recommendation algorithms a decade earlier. The Swedish company is now aiming to use LLMs to replicate that across its non-music content such as podcasts and audiobooks.The music streaming giant ha...
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Spotify tests voice translation feature for podcasts
26Sep By adminNo Comments
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Spotify tests voice translation feature for podcasts

[ad_1] Spotify Technology is testing an AI-powered feature that will translate podcasts from the likes of Dax Shepard and Lex Fridman to other languages, the audio-streaming company said. The feature marks the latest attempt by the Swedish company to capitalize on generative artificial intelligence, the technology that has taken the world by storm after the rise of ChatGPT, to tap new users and boost revenue.The translated versions, powered by Microsoft-backed OpenAI's newly released voice generation technology, would mimic the original speaker's style and will be more natural than traditional dubbing, Spotify said. The company had also worked with other podcasters including Monica Padman, Bill Simmons and Steven Bartlett for the feature. The voice translations would be available in lan...
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After Apple, now Spotify rolls out more creator tools to empower podcasters
24Aug By adminNo Comments
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After Apple, now Spotify rolls out more creator tools to empower podcasters

[ad_1] Podcasts are an increasingly popular audio platform in India and the country ranks third globally with over 150 million podcast listeners. While the podcast journey in India started in 2005 with Abhishek Kumar and Aditya Mhatre's Indicast, the format has become extremely popular since the emergence of streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, and more. To encourage and empower podcasters, Apple just a few days ago, rolled out several creator tools such as Linkfire integration and subscriber analytics. Now, Spotify has followed suit and introduced a suite of podcaster tools on Wednesday at the Podcast Movement conference in Denver. Spotify: New tools for podcastersThe new creator tools for podcasters were announced by Austin Lamon, Spotify's Podcast Produc...
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Spotify Cut Some Podcast Editorial Employees
30Sep By adminNo Comments
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Spotify Cut Some Podcast Editorial Employees

[ad_1] Spotify Technology SA eliminated five workers in its podcast editorial team this month, including four full-time employees and one contractor who worked to promote the company's shows and run a related Discord channel. The group had about 14 people in total. A spokesperson for the music-streaming giant declined to comment on the cuts. The news marks the second round of cuts to hit a Spotify podcast team this year. In January, it disbanded its studio, called Studio 4, which produced shows like Dissect and Chapo: Kingpin on Trial. In June, Spotify said it would slow hiring by 25% due to economic uncertainty. The company has faced its share of challenges in the podcast space after aggressively pursuing acquisitions and content. In January, musician Neil Y...
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