“Deezer and YouTube Music Put on Their Thinking Caps: AI Playlists and Search Features Under Scrutiny”

“YouTube Music, Deezer test AI playlists and search functionality”

“Tech giants like YouTube Music and Deezer are now exploring artificial intelligence to generate playlists and bolster search functionality. To the uninitiated, we are now in an era where robots can tell you exactly what song you need to listen to next.”

Well well well, nothing screams 21st century like big tech companies digging their fingers into a whole new jar of tech cookies – this time it’s artificial intelligence (AI). As if having our data hosted on several undisclosed servers is not enough, they now want our song choices too – cheers to our unsuspecting privacy!

YouTube Music and Deezer, bless their innovative hearts, are keen on playing puppet master through AI, carefully crafting playlists that may very well dictate our mood swings for the rest of the day. A slapdash mix of Joy Division and Billie Eilish in the morning? Sure, why not! Let’s all ride the rollercoaster of emotional turbulence at the hands of our technology overlords.

Enhancing search functionality is another piece of pie these tech giants are itching to snatch. The idea is to make it easier for users to find their favorite tunes, and with AI, there’s no telling what they might unearth. Perhaps that one guilty pleasure song no one knows about? And just like that, your deepest, darkest secret is out in the open, thanks to the invaluable help of your AI assistant.

Oh, the joys (or possibly dread) of living in an age where robots are playing DJ. One can only imagine the thrill of telling your grandchildren you lived in an era when AI figured out your love for disco funk before you even dared admit it. But hey, here’s to hoping that these tech-powered musical maestros don’t stray too far into our private lives. After all, a playlist is just a button away from becoming an eerie mirror into one’s soul.

By the way, it’s interesting to think about where all of this is leading us. Such omnipresent AI influence raises quite a few eyebrows, and potentially a plethora of law suits due to ‘invasion of musical privacy’. But that’s a topic for another day.

From being convenient tools to becoming the puppeteers of emotional conduct, the progression of AI’s role in our lives is truly fascinating, albeit a tad disturbing. However, technology’s fancy dance with AI and music is just another chapter in the grand scheme of things – the question is, are we ready to dance along?

Read the original article here: https://dailyai.com/2024/07/youtube-music-deezer-test-ai-playlists-and-search-functionality/