Spotify debuts AI DJ to Spanish-speaking music fans globally

In a blog posting, on its For the Record news page, Spotify (SPOT) said in part, on Wednesday: “When we launched our AI DJ in English last year, it gave listeners a new way to connect with and discover music on Spotify. DJ is a personalized AI guide that knows you and your musical tastes so well it can choose what to play for you. It combines a curated lineup of songs with an AI-powered voice that provides commentary about those recommendations. This is all created through the powerful combination of Spotify’s personalization technology, generative AI in the hands of our expert music editors, and a real and relatable AI voice. Now it’s time to bring our AI DJ, in beta, to Spanish-speaking Spotify Premium users around the world. …Premium Users who listen to DJ listen to more Spotify. We see an increase in listenership the week after a user first listens to the DJ compared to the week before. You may know Xavier Jernigan (his friends call him “X”) as the very first AI voice model of DJ, in English. Other publicly traded companies in the space include: Companies in the radio space include: Sirius XM (SIRI), Alphabet, (GOOG), Amazon.com (AMZN), Apple (AAPL) and iHeartMedia (IHRT).