# It's The End Of The World As We Know It — Spotify's AI DJ **URL:** \ **Category:** Chat\ **Created:** [6 March 2023 00:54 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156 "2023-03-06T00:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [6 March 2023 00:54 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/1 "2023-03-06T00:54:22Z")
Or we already knew this idea sucks, don’t we? > **[Spotify’s AI DJ Has No Soul](https://www.wired.com/story/spotify-ai-dj/)** > > Plus: YouTube Music is finally adding podcasts, and Google Photos lets more users remove annoying friends from their pictures. Quite possibly written by someone who’s never DJed but knows how to be annoyed. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2023 02:37 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/2 "2023-03-07T02:37:44Z")
With a little stretch of the boundaries of the subject, here’s a look at the little men behind the green curtain: > **[Computing Taste](https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo183892298.html)** > > Meet the people who design the algorithms that capture our musical tastes.   The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscure musicians find audiences, taking advantage of... I’d hate to think that any language could be stretched enough to call them DJs. It’s good to know the enemy, however. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [7 March 2023 22:04 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/3 "2023-03-07T22:04:06Z")
Vocoder voice: “I have never voted Tory in my life.” ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [8 March 2023 19:07 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/4 "2023-03-08T19:07:05Z")
I’ve not checked Twitter, but today feels like a very big “I’ve never voted Tory in my life, but…” day. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [8 March 2023 19:30 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/5 "2023-03-08T19:30:48Z")
Every day is an “I have never voted Tory in my life” day! With or without vocoder. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [8 March 2023 20:09 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/6 "2023-03-08T20:09:20Z")
Yes, well, I don’t know you, but that’s almost certainly because you are not a Tory. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 01:40 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/7 "2023-03-09T01:40:42Z")
Ye shall know me by the records you make me buy. Or at least inspire me to go down rabbit holes to find. Three Joe Strummer sets today! _Joe Strummer 001_ _Assembly_ _The Future Is Unwritten_ Not that I don’t already have a few Joe Strummer works already. It may be that I cannot afford to know you. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 14:53 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/8 "2023-03-09T14:53:11Z")
You ever seen an AGA? ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:29 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/9 "2023-03-09T18:29:52Z")
I think we had one in the kitchen when I was young. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:30 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/10 "2023-03-09T18:30:46Z")
Fantastic! So you must have had AGA toast? ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:34 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/11 "2023-03-09T18:34:03Z")
It was a long time ago. I think the toaster was something that you had to flip the sides over in a funny little cage thing. We moved a lot. Probably had a variety of toasters and much of the time I didn’t live at home. A tiny violin plays. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:37 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/12 "2023-03-09T18:37:14Z")
Heidi Lawden has had AGA toast. She told me on Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:37 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/13 "2023-03-09T18:37:46Z")
It’s a long time since I lived in England - will be 50 years this August. I’ve never seen an AGA in an American kitchen and they’ve mostly had slot toasters with the occasional toaster oven. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:38 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/14 "2023-03-09T18:38:50Z")
Who is Heidi Lawden? What is Twitter? ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:38 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/15 "2023-03-09T18:38:56Z")
An AGA with a slot toaster! Wow! ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:39 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/16 "2023-03-09T18:39:49Z")
NOT an AGA with a slot toaster! No way. Impossible. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:40 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/17 "2023-03-09T18:40:54Z")
Heidi Lawden is a DJ who lives in LA. She used to be Harvey’s partner. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:41 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/18 "2023-03-09T18:41:53Z")
Sorry, I read that too quickly. I got excited. ---
**Author:** ![JonathanE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/djhistory.discourse.group/jonathane/32/1324_2.png) [@JonathanE](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/JonathanE)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:43 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/19 "2023-03-09T18:43:29Z")
All these people I don’t know. I do find it hard to believe that there are any AGAs in LA. But I suppose anything’s possible there. I’ve certainly a strange experience or two in that conglomeration of suburbias. ---
**Author:** ![Plum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Plum](https://djhistory.discourse.group/u/Plum)\ **Post date:** [9 March 2023 18:45 UTC](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156/20 "2023-03-09T18:45:37Z")
No, she also had an AGA in the family home as a child. In Cumbria, I think. [Next page](https://djhistory.discourse.group/t/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-spotifys-ai-dj/1156.md?page=2)