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03.03.2023

Spotify has launched a new AI DJ feature that curates and comments on an ever-changing personalized playlist. Spotify describes him as "the AI DJ in your pocket" who "knows you and your taste in music so well that he can choose what to play for you."

The new feature mimics the host of a radio station fairly accurately, adding small details and comments about the artist or song while smoothly transitioning between songs.

The playlist is endless, but users can switch genres or artists by pressing the on-screen DJ button. Based on this feedback, the AI improves further user-specific recommendations. The system can scan for new songs to suggest new artists that the user might like, or to suggest old songs that the user has liked before.

The DJ's artificial voice is based on voice technology from startup Sonantic AI, which Spotify acquired last year. Spotify claims the system-spoken words come from a variety of sources, including a writer's room filled with "music experts, cultural experts, data curators, and screenwriters" and generative AI technology provided by OpenAI.

Currently only one virtual DJ voice is available, based on the voice of Xavier "X" Jernigan. He previously worked as an executive director at Spotify and later took on the role of host for the company's podcast The Get Up. Spotify says it's "the first model for DJs", suggesting there will be more virtual voices to choose from in the future.

So far, the AI-powered virtual DJ is launching in beta mode. The company is working "with some very new technologies" and will improve the system as they develop. For now, the new feature is only available in English for Spotify Premium subscribers in the US and Canada.

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