"Recaps will be available automatically in the iOS app for a limited number of English-language audiobooks, with plans to expand to more audiobooks in an unspecified time frame. While the Recap button is always present on supported titles, you will have to listen to more than 15-20 minutes of the audiobook to get a summary, according to the Spotify blog post on the feature. After that, Recaps will be "regularly updated" as you progress through the audiobook."
"Spotify made clear that Recaps uses AI, but maintains that the original works - including the book content and voice narration - remain protected. "We are not using audiobook content for LLM training purposes or voice generation, and Recaps do not replicate narration or replace the original audiobook in any way," Spotify's research director of LLMs, Paul Bennett, wrote in the blog post."
"In February, Spotify partnered with AI company ElevenLabs to bring to the platform more AI-narrated audiobooks. But the company has faced backlash for its slow reaction to the proliferation of AI slop in its music platform. In September, it released policies aiming to tamp down on slop with better AI detection tools and disclosure of AI in song creation. Spotify also began working with music labels on "responsible" AI music tools without offering details on what those might be."
Recaps is an AI feature that summarizes previously heard audiobook content so listeners do not need to rewind. The feature appears automatically in the iOS app for a limited number of English-language audiobooks, with plans to expand over time. Listeners must hear more than 15–20 minutes of a supported audiobook before a summary is generated, and Recaps updates regularly as listening progresses. The feature is intended to help people finish books they start. Spotify says it does not use audiobook content for LLM training or voice generation and that Recaps does not replace original narration. Spotify partnered with ElevenLabs for more AI-narrated audiobooks and has tightened AI-related music policies after backlash.
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