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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by iddqd on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @04:55AM (#15448272)
I used to listen exclusively to Discover Weekly for a while. One week a finish rap song made it to the list, and I skipped past it every time it came on. Next week there was 2 finish rap songs. Then 5. Eventually half of my discovery list was finish rap, something I have no interest of. Canceled my subscription shortly after. Their algorithms are feeding themselves. I wish they had a dislike button so I could at least give them some sense of direction.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:28AM (#15448385)
They do have a dislike button though, the thumbs down icon next to the play controls (on the desktop version of Spotify).
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by lewapkon on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:35AM (#15448424)
It's there only if you listen to a radio, not to a playlist.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by mtremsal on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @08:53AM (#15449328)
There's a way to consume Discover Weekly as a station instead of a playlist. ;)
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by slhck on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @09:18AM (#15449460)
How exactly? — Ah, figured it out:

- Go to the DW playlist

- Click the "..." options button

- Then to "Go to Playlist Radio"

- "Follow" the DW playlist radio

- You can now up/downvote songs

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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by emodendroket on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @09:56AM (#15449771)
Wow, what a great user experience.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by youareterrible on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @02:08PM (#15451827)
If you had it all on screen you would talk of button fatigue. Users are the worst.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by emodendroket on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @02:55PM (#15452288)
Did you know Spotify also has a its approve and disapprove buttons in the desktop app on opposite sides depending on what particular radio-like feature you're using?
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by iron0012 on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @10:37AM (#15491252)
DW playlist radio != DW playlist
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by silversmith on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @07:57AM (#15448992)
Sometime within last month it appeared for discover weekly too, at least on mac client - https://imgur.com/a/QJluP
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by shostack on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @01:02PM (#15451262)
Not for Discover Weekly they don't. Only your Daily Mixes and other radio stations.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by dx034 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @08:29AM (#15449175)
I have the exact same thing with Dutch rap music. I'm not Dutch, don't speak Dutch and have never listened to Dutch music. But Spotify consistently puts 2-4 Dutch songs on my Discover Weekly.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by graphitezepp on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @09:25AM (#15449506)
This is hilarious to me. On the other side, I have been getting super into French rap music, and Spotify refuses to notice.
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by hkon on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:26AM (#15448374)
EXACT SAME THING, happened to me I considered to create new account just because of this....
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Re:Spotify’s Discover Weekly: How machine learning finds new... by KozmoNau7 on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @05:02AM (#15448294)
You should branch out from only listening to "Discover Weekly". Use the daily mixes, make your own playlists.
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