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Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the United States, giving listeners a clearer view of how its recommendation system understands their musical habits.

Why it matters

The feature also lets people use natural-language instructions to reshape those recommendations. That makes Spotify’s algorithm a little less like an invisible housemate choosing the music and a little more like a system willing to explain itself. TechCrunch reports the launch. The practical question is whether users can genuinely steer their feeds, or merely provide feedback to an algorithm that remains firmly in charge. Would you rather have more control over recommendations, even if it means more fiddling, or let the black box keep choosing the soundtrack?

Discuss: Would you rather have more control over recommendations, even if it means more fiddling, or let the black box keep choosing the soundtrack?

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