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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by cr1895 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @04:55AM (#15448268)
>It also seems to have a bias towards “big” commercial releases.

I haven't noticed this bias at all. It might be due to our own music preferences.

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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by ricardobeat on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:00PM (#15453438)
I don't listen to pop very often - that's how I notice it. Eventually I'll realize that a song it added to my playlist is playing in the background in a shop, on TV or the radio.
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