Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts - BERITAJA

For users, Spotify has been a spot to devour podcasts made by different creators. The institution wants to alteration that by introducing a individual podcast feature, which uses AI to make podcasts for users based connected an thought aliases a civilization prompt.

Earlier this month, the institution released a GitHub-based command-line instrumentality for Claude Code and Codex that allows users to create a podcast and prevention it to their ain Spotify library. The institution said that, soon, users would beryllium capable to create podcasts straight wrong the Spotify app. They could besides schedule them to create regular aliases play briefs for topics they person a recurring liking in. Plus, they could besides create one-off podcasts to understand a topic.

Users could make a petition for illustration “Share my regular metropolis updates, and show maine about section concerts from artists I love,” aliases “Help maine understand economics successful 5 minutes,” to create a podcast and person it saved to the room for individual consumption.

What’s more, users could adhd links, PDFs, and text, and take a civilization sound to make podcasts. The institution is taking a leafage retired of NotebookLM, ElevenLabs reader, and erstwhile NotebookLM devs’ app Huxe to create individual podcasts connected immoderate topic.

Spotify besides released a dedicated desktop app called Studio by Spotify Labs, which could relationship wth users’ email and almanac to create personalized briefings.

In addition, the institution is rolling retired an AI-powered Q&A characteristic for Premium mobile users successful the U.S., Sweden, and Ireland today. With this, users could inquire questions about the section they are listening to aliases a conception mentioned successful the podcast to get answers. They could besides inquire for podcast recommendations connected circumstantial topics. The caller summation comes aft the institution released a prompt-based feature to create podcast playlists successful April.

Until now, Spotify has been pushing group to devour much video podcasts. The institution said that users who streamed a video podcast were up 50% year-on-year. With this release, Spotify wants users to prosecute much pinch the app by asking questions about a podcast, which is akin to Ask YouTube, released by Google earlier successful the week, and creating their ain interest-based podcasts.

For podcast makers, Spotify is making its creator sponsorship instrumentality disposable to negociate marque partnerships. Plus, it is besides adding a measurement for creators to complaint a subscription to unlock exclusive contented and experiences. Social platforms for illustration Instagram, Facebook, and Snap already connection a akin merchandise to contented creators.