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Spotify Purged Over 50 Million AI Slop and Spam Songs From User Recommendations

Gizmodo · October 20, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Spotify Purged Over 50 Million AI Slop and Spam Songs From User Recommendations

The music streaming giant has updated its recommendation system to prioritize music made by human artists over AI slop.

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