Spotify's new Taste Profile feature lets users fine-tune their algorithm's recommendations

"Spotify's Taste Profile feature will show you a summary of your listening habits and offer a "Tell us more" prompt at the bottom. With the new prompt, users can inform the AI what they want to see more of or if they want to get rid of a genre that keeps popping up in their algorithm."

"Spotify said that the Taste Profile will take into consideration more ambiguous prompts, too, like if you're training for a marathon and want upbeat music or want to listen to news podcasts during your commute to work. Spotify added that Taste Profile is an optional feature, and unwilling users can "leave it and enjoy Spotify as usual.""

"With Taste Profile, Spotify is continuing its momentum of offering AI features, like the Prompted Playlist feature that was made available last month. Unlike the existing AI Playlist feature, Prompted Playlist lets you put in specific requests to generate a playlist, like only including songs from a specific TV show."

Spotify announced Taste Profile at SXSW, an AI-powered customization tool enabling users to control their listening experience across music, audiobooks, and podcasts. The feature displays listening habit summaries and allows users to request more of specific content or remove unwanted genres. It accommodates contextual preferences like workout music or commute podcasts. The tool is optional and rolling out as a beta to New Zealand Premium subscribers first, following the successful launch pattern of Spotify's Prompted Playlist feature, which similarly began in New Zealand before expanding to North America.

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