Spotify confirms tests of functionality creating playlists using AI

music streaming platform Spotify It confirmed that it was conducting tests featuring artificial intelligence (AI). The new thing is ability to create playlists based on prompts text command.

The function had been considered since October this year but was discovered in practice at the end of November. A TikTok user named @robdad_ showed the new feature working in a clip.

As seen in the video, creating playlists currently only works in English. This can be done when you click on a prompt previously suggested by the service or write a message yourself; This should describe in as much detail as possible the desired genre, similar artists, or the usefulness of this list.

The result can be saved to your account and modified as normal by removing or adding songs. Despite evidence like the clip above, Spotify didn’t comment on the existence of this new feature for weeks.

Spotify assures that AI is a test for now

Searched on website TechCrunchThe company emphasized that this is just a trial, but it may be added to the stable version of the application in the future. So far there is no indication whether the function will be available to subscribers only or free users.

“We frequently run a series of tests. Some of these experiments form a path to a larger experiment, while others simply serve as an important learning experience. (…) We have nothing else to share at this time,” he said. A spokesman for the website, the company’s voice.

Besides creating playlists, Spotify has other functions that are currently being developed and even implemented using artificial intelligence. One of them is the feature of automatically translating podcasts.

The platform has also partnered with Google to develop content recommendations based on users’ tastes.