Spotify

Spotify and the algorithmic recommendation system have pushed musicians to focus right at the beginning so that you have a lower pass-through rate. Also everything's super loud because you don't want to be quiet in the playlist because everything's decontextualized.

Holly Herndon, Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst on Artificial Psychedelia

For example, Spotify thinks it knows what you like—down to a very precise analysis—and as such recommends you new things it predicts you will like. But a human has had to make that media. GenAI is slightly different, as your taste profile can itself become productive.

Mat Dryhurst, Mat Dryhurst on Becoming Infinite