Spotify removes 50 million AI slop tracks from recommendations
What happened
On 20 October 2026, The Verge reported that Spotify said it has removed more than 50 million tracks deemed AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year. Spotify also adjusted its recommendation system to highlight music by real artists, and said its editorial teams will not programme content identified as slop or spam. Spotify said listener concerns about such content appearing in recommendations dropped noticeably after the changes. The report did not specify the criteria used for removal, the range of tracks affected or when the changes took effect.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 1 h ago
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- The Verge · AISpotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year. That's according to an announcement on Tuesday, which says Spotify has also made changes to its recommendation system to highlight more music made by human artists.
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