Spotify on Wednesday upgraded its AI DJ function — obtainable to Premium subscribers — with a handful of recent options, together with the flexibility to ship in your requests by typing, not simply utilizing voice instructions.
The function works with each English and Spanish requests, as Spotify’s Spanish-language DJ, known as DJ Livi, now accepts music requests.
The AI DJ function was up to date earlier this 12 months to simply accept voice requests, as a substitute of solely taking part in tunes Spotify thinks that you simply’ll like. Nevertheless, that function was solely obtainable to the English-language AI DJ till at present.
Texting with an AI assistant is now a typical habits, because of the rising reputation of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini. These providers enable for multi-modal inputs, which means you possibly can both speak, textual content, or add pictures and information as a part of your request. As extra individuals have gotten used to shifting backwards and forwards between enter strategies, Apple rolled out a model of its Siri assistant that may also be reached by textual content.
It’s a pure subsequent step for Spotify’s AI function to simply accept textual content enter, as nicely, provided that customers are sometimes engaged with the streaming service when out and about, commuting, or in a quiet area the place they don’t wish to disturb others by issuing voice instructions.
Along with the brand new texting function, Spotify says that the AI DJ will even now supply customized immediate solutions to assist encourage you in the event you’re undecided what you wish to hearken to subsequent.
To entry the DJ, you merely seek for the time period “DJ” on Spotify after which press play to begin your curated number of music. If you wish to change the music, you possibly can faucet the DJ button within the bottom-right of the display, then supply your suggestion by way of voice or textual content.
Spotify notes the DJ can deal with requests that mix style, temper, artist, or exercise. The function is at present stay in English and Spanish in over 60 markets worldwide.
