Spotify’s Requested Playlists use AI to control your algorithm

A new experimental feature on Spotify takes the idea behind the Discover Weekly playlist and puts control in users’ hands through artificial intelligence prompts. Required playlistswhich will be soft-launched in New Zealand on Thursday, allows users to write exactly what they want to listen to, with as much or as little detail as they like. Spotify’s AI then curates a playlist based on those instructions and the user’s listening history.

Users can also set their desired playlists to be updated regularly with new songs based on the same prompt, effectively allowing you to create a Discover Weekly playlist using an algorithm you control. Earlier this year, he discovered weekly playlists Got options to prioritize certain typesbut users can’t drive the playlist algorithm any further.

The requested playlists are part of a broader effort to give users more control over Spotify — the streaming device’s AI DJ Got a similar update In May it allows users to submit voice prompts. It also reflects similar movements on other platforms, Like Instagramwhich recently announced a feature that lets users tell its algorithm what they care about.