"For millions of Spotify users, the "Wrapped" feature-which crunches the numbers on their annual listening habits-is a highlight of every year's end, ever since it debuted in 2015. NPR once broke down exactly why our brains find the feature so "irresistible," while Cosmopolitan last year declared that sharing Wrapped screenshots of top artists and songs had by now become "the ultimate status symbol" for tens of millions of music fans."
"With the help of AI, these users expect that their data can be more quickly analyzed to potentially uncover overlooked or never-considered patterns that could offer even more insights into what their listening habits say about them. Imagine, for example, accessing a music recap that encapsulates a user's full listening history-not just their top songs and artists. With that unlocked, users could track emotional patterns, analyzing how their music tastes reflected their moods over time"
Spotify issued a warning to stop data sales, while some developers report they never received that notice. Wrapped has become an end-of-year highlight for millions and a social status marker for sharing top songs and artists. Eager users seek more creative, rapid insights and enlist AI to analyze broader listening histories. AI could reveal emotional patterns, track mood changes over time, and correlate music choices with life events. AI could also cross-platform data and enable social comparisons among friends, producing personalized recaps and playful analyses like comparing breakup playlists or time spent listening.
Read at Ars Technica
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