The algorithm failed musicthis is the stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world For more on how to break free of the algorithm and discover things you love, follow terrence o’brien The stepback arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 8am et Opt in for the stepback here How it started i used to have this ritual Every tuesday, i would get off the.
An anonymous reader shares a report Spotify is the most popular music streaming service in the world While its algorithmic recommendations aren't necessarily the reason, its reach has meant that hundreds of millions of people are being fed a steady diet of music curated by a machine Algorithm fatigue has been building for some time Apple made human curation a central selling point of its music service, enlisting big names like jimmy iovine and zane lowe But recently, the rebellion against the algorithm has picked up steam
The algorithm failed music | the verge algorithmic music recommendations failed to cut through the noise and just served us up slop. > spotify leadership didn’t see themselves as a music company, but as a time filler The employee explained that, “the vast majority of music listeners, they’re not really interested in listening to music per se They just need a soundtrack to a moment in their day.” > > simply providing a soundtrack to your day might seem innocent enough, but it informs how spotify’s algorithm works.
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