Spotify's AI DJ now takes requests

Spotify's AI DJ is taking requests. Starting connected Tuesday, Premium subscribers tin inquire it to play thing that fits the mood. Although the institution added a Spanish-speaking version past year, requests are lone disposable successful English astatine launch.

The AI DJ volition respond to verbal requests for a circumstantial artist, genre, temper oregon thing that fits an activity. Spotify suggests phrases similar "DJ, greeting information needed ASAP," "Surprise maine with immoderate indie tracks" oregon "Play maine thing with a Y2K vibe."

You tin find it by heading to the hunt tab and entering "DJ." After it starts spinning, property and clasp the DJ fastener successful the little right-hand corner. Once you perceive a beep, you tin archer your synthetic disc jockey astir your insatiable thirst for A Flock of Seagulls heavy cuts.

Spotify's AI DJ launched successful 2023, aiming to onslaught a equilibrium betwixt today's ultra-personalized streaming algorithms and old-school radio. The institution says nary of its dialog is pre-recorded. It's each generated connected the alert via OpenAI.

Whether you emotion oregon hatred the DJ, it tin marque for unintentional drama arsenic it butchers names and falls prey to AI's inevitable awkwardness. When I tried it with a classical blues mix, it consistently pronounced Howlin' Wolf arsenic "Hole-in' Wolf." Some gems from a 2024 Reddit thread see "Blink One Hundred Eighty-Two" and "Here are immoderate of your emblematic Sunday greeting vibes, starting disconnected with Shitfucker."