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Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions by millstone on Monday February 01, 2021 @12:38AM (#25985869)
I think Spotify envisions a speaker which always plays exactly the right music at all times, reflecting the current mood and anticipating what's next, like a film score. That would indeed be incredible if it worked.
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Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions by YeGoblynQueenne on Monday February 01, 2021 @09:12AM (#25988822)
To me that sounds positively Orwellian. And extremely annoying.

And the part about "anticipating what's next" that reminds me of "What's expected of us" by Ted Chiang.

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Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions by techbio on Monday February 01, 2021 @02:02AM (#25986330)
This comment made me wonder how many movies could succeed without the soundtrack.
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Re:Spotify patent would suggest songs based on users' emotions by Held_der_Arbeit on Monday February 01, 2021 @09:52AM (#25989136)
Or tv series without the laugh track?
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