Creating and discovering is part of the experience that has led Spotify to be at the top of streaming music apps. First it was the shareable playlists, then the annual Wrapped and even the Friend Mix. However, there is a third feature on which Spotify’s reign stands: personalization.
It’s no coincidence that everything on Spotify seems to be tailor-made for you, because both its algorithm and its features always point in that direction. It’s what makes the platform great, but its developers want to take the experience to a new level. How do they intend to do it? with his new AI-based DJ, the new Spotify tool that you should know and learn to activate to improve the personalization of your favorite music to an unsuspected level.
DJ is a musical assistant that will select the songs you need to hear
2023 is the year of artificial intelligence! It all started with the image-generating AIs, then the video ones. Later ChatGPT arrived to change the way of searching for information and even MusicLM, an AI that creates songs. Spotify was not going to stay without trying the honey of this technologyso he decided to include Artificial Intelligence in his new role.
DJ is an AI-based tool that, in the words of the developers themselves: he knows you and your musical tastes so well that he can choose what to play for you. What does DJ do? It checks your most recent frequent views, also your current and oldest favorites, analyzes them and magic happens. The result? A selection of music specially designed for your current mood and tastes.
By doing a thorough review, it is possible that DJ will also dust off a song that you had not listened to for a long time, but that perfectly suits what you listen to today. The best of all? You can train DJ to give you better recommendations!
If DJ presents you with a selection you don’t like, just tell him and he’ll swap it for another. As you use this tool, its AI-based algorithm will learn what you like and what you don’t, so it will gradually improve its recommendations. Come on, it’s like your own pocket Disc Jocket.
The Spotify DJ is based on the OpenAI model, so you can imagine the incredible power and precision it can have. Also, their knowledge base was given by experts that Spotify hired and they are knowledgeable about dozens of genres and music culture. whatAnything else? Like a personal assistant, DJ will also talk to you during playback.
How to enable DJ on Spotify and start enjoying this AI?
As of this writing, Spotify DJ is only available in the beta version of the app. Besides, you must be a Premium user and be in the United States or Canada. However, it is likely that you will be reading this a few days later and you can already enjoy DJing on Spotify from your country.
Be that as it may, we invite you to try this new feature. How can you do it? By following these simple steps:
- See your music feed on the welcome screen from Spotify (on iOS or Android).
- Look for the DJ card from Spotify.
- Press ‘Play’ and let the DJ AI work its magic.
Don’t like the recommendation? Simply tell the DJ to change the selection clicking on its icon in the lower right corner of the screen. From there you can change the musical genre, artist or even a different mood.
Remember that the GM is based on an artificial intelligence model, so you will have to train him little by little so that their recommendations are more accurate. To do so, just use this tool frequently and you will soon see the results.
