Spotify AI Chatbot: Explore Music & Podcasts with New Feature

Spotify is experimenting with a new AI chatbot feature. This allows Premium subscribers to explore music, audiobooks, and podcasts through conversations. The "Talk to Spotify" feature appears in the Home and Now Playing views on the mobile app. Users can type requests or speak into the mic. What's interesting is that this chatbot goes beyond simple recommendations. It references your playlists, favorite artists, and listening data. This means you can ask about your own listening history, like when you first heard a specific song. The updated AI is more conversational than older features. You can ask it to "play some songs I haven’t heard before" and then give further instructions. Spotify says this new experience aims to make the platform "more personal and useful." You can also ask general questions about what you're listening to, like a song's release date. This update is rolling out gradually in beta for Premium users in the US, Ireland, and Sweden who are 18 or older. It's available on both iOS and Android devices in English. This could change how you interact with your favorite audio content.