After experimenting with AI playlist era in its DJ feature final yr, Spotify is now launching a beta device that enables customers to create a curated tracklist based on text descriptions. Its new AI Playlist beta is initially rolling out to Spotify Premium subscribers on cell units within the United Kingdom and Australia.
Android and iOS customers in these areas can discover the AI Playlist generator by heading into “Your Library” and tapping the “+” button on the top-right of the web page. After choosing the AI Playlist choice from the drop-down menu, customers can kind in a immediate — similar to “music to read to on a cold, rainy day” — to get a playlist of 30 songs that match that vibe. The outcomes might be tweaked utilizing further prompts like “more sad music” till the person is happy with the playlist, at which level it may be saved by tapping “create” on the prime proper.
In my testing, AI Playlists did a powerful job of matching songs to area of interest prompts. For instance, it spat out a pleasant mixture of rave-appropriate techno music once I requested it to generate a playlist that may “make me really feel like a vampire hunter from Blade (1998)” and even titled the playlist as “Blade’s Essence” with out further enter. Spotify says that customers will get higher playlists by utilizing prompts that comprise “a combination of genres, moods, artists, or decades,” and that locations, animals, actions, film characters, colours, and even emojis might be referenced by the feature. Spotify says it would proceed working on its generative playlist feature “over the coming months.”
There are just a few limitations to pay attention to — AI Playlists gained’t produce outcomes for non-music-related prompts like present occasions or particular manufacturers, and there are “measures in place around prompts that are offensive,” for instance.
Using it has been a enjoyable expertise to this point. It’s a a lot quicker approach to throw collectively an ensemble than manually constructing a playlist, and offers some performance as a music discovery device for individuals who wish to discover new tunes that comply with a particular aesthetic. That already makes it really feel extra helpful than Spotify’s AI DJ, which generates a customized playlist based on your whole listening historical past with restricted choices to curate the ultimate outcomes.
The new feature may, nevertheless, even be a contributing issue within the worth will increase Spotify is predicted to introduce later this yr. At the second, Premium subscriptions begin at $5.99 monthly for college kids or $10.99 for people. We have requested Spotify when different areas can count on the beta and can replace this story if we hear again.
