Spotify's Plan For AI Generated Music, Podcasts, and Recommendations — With Gustav Söderström

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Alex Kantrowitz

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4.6 • 395 Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Gustav Söderström is Spotify's co-president, chief technology officer, and chief product officer. He joins Big Technology Podcast — as we debut video episodes on Spotify — for discussion of Spotify's approach to AI generated content, algorithmic recommendations, and more. Tune in for a deep conversation covering whether Spotify wants AI-generated music and podcasts on its platform, how it can lean on AI recommendations to enhance discovery while sustaining human choice, and its long term AI vision. Stay tuned for the second half where we discuss Spotify's plans for podcasts, audiobooks, and other new formats. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. For weekly updates on the show, sign up for the pod newsletter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6901970121829801984/ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack? Here’s 40% off for the first year: https://tinyurl.com/bigtechnology Questions? Feedback? Write to: [email protected]

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0:00.0	Spotify's chief product officer, chief technology officer, and co-president joins us for a deep conversation about how AI is changing the music industry, podcasts, and audiobooks, from recommendations to synthetic content.
0:15.3	That's coming up right after this.
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0:57.0	Welcome to Big Technology Podcast, a show for cool-headed, nuanced conversation of the tech
1:01.5	world and beyond. We have a great show for you today because we're sitting here in Four World Trade Center,
1:06.6	Spotify's New York City headquarters with the company's co-president, chief product officer, and chief
1:12.6	technology officer. Yes, all that in one. Gustav Sotostrom is here. Gustav, great to see you. Welcome
1:18.7	to Big Technology. Thank you for having me, Alex. It's a pleasure to be here. Very excited.
1:22.1	Great to be here. I mean, we're in a beautiful studio in your office. I've been looking around. I just can't believe how amazing the studio is.
1:27.7	And also, it's cool for me to be sitting here with you because I'm using your app every day.
1:33.3	And Spotify is the place where I touch some of the most, I wouldn't even call possessions, because I'm
1:38.3	subscribed to it. But one of the most beloved experiences that I have, which is music and so many
1:43.7	of us use Spotify all the time,
1:45.5	but we hear from you guys rarely, so I do appreciate the opportunity to speak with you.
1:49.6	Me too. I appreciate that. I'm very glad to hear that. And I'd love to share as much as I
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