🤖 Spotify Is Doing What With AI?!?

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• Slovakia’s election is disrupted

• Spotify hides bigger plans

• Amazon plans to add a chatbot to search

• Google Home wants AI to plan your routine

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Amidst the hum of trending tech topics, let's pivot to Slovakia.

The quintessential hallmark of democracy—a national election—had its strings tugged by none other than our buzzy frenemy: AI-generated fake news.

Imagine scrolling your feed, and boom! An audio clip surfaces, allegedly capturing a political leader plotting shady election rigging.

Well, for Michal Šimečka of the Progressive Slovakia party, it became an unnerving reality two days before voters hit the polls.

This episode wasn’t just another "lost in the digital sauce" moment.

Fact-checkers cried foul, sensing AI's fingerprints all over the audio. But debunking became a Herculean challenge with Slovakia's media silence period right before the election and Meta's loophole for audio manipulation.

Now, I get it. We’ve all side-eyed deepfakes, those uncanny video renditions of celebs belting out songs they'd never sing.

But this? This is the democratic process we're talking about. 

And if you're leaning back, thinking this is Slovakia’s problem, think again. Countries are scribbling notes, wondering if they're next on AI's disinformation hit list.

In the age of Snapchat filters, it's fun to toy with reality.

But shouldn't there be a line when it comes to the core pillars of society? As the age-old saying goes, with great power (read: AI) comes great responsibility.

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If you’ve ever faced the ancient existential crisis of “What tunes should I throw into this playlist?”

Spotify might just have the antidote.

They’re diving deeper into the AI rabbit hole. According to some digital sleuthing by Chris Messina, there's a hint that the green-tuned giant is potentially crafting AI-powered playlists generated by prompts.

You toss in "mood-lifting jams for Monday morning blues," and you’ve got it faster than you can say, “Where’s the aux?”

Now, a disclaimer: this feature hasn’t hit the airwaves yet.

But remember their Niche mixes? Those mood-driven, oddly specific playlists like “Cottagecore Indie Mix” (yes, that's a thing). This feels like the next-gen of that, with an AI twist.

If tech mammoths like Spotify are finding slick angles to harness AI, it might be the ticket to a more intuitive, tailored tech landscape.

And honestly, if my future playlists know my mood swings better than my ex did, I'm here for it.

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_{- That’s it for today. I hope you enjoyed the latest edition of inclined.ai - Davis.}