Spotify says it won’t recommend music from ‘AI Personas’
THE SO WHAT
Spotify walling off “AI Persona” music from recommendations draws a hard line between human and synthetic supply in the discovery graph. Labels, artists, and brands using AI voices should assume lower organic reach and negotiate for explicit placement rather than hoping the algo picks them up.
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