Prompted Playlists are part of a broader effort to give users more control on Spotify — the streamer’s AI DJ got a similar update in May that allows users to give it voice prompts. It also mirrors similar moves on other platforms, like Instagram, which recently announced a feature that lets users tell its algorithm what they’re interested in.

If your feed regularly surfaces 45-minute breakdowns of art history or two-hour explorations of urban planning, congratulations. You've trained your algorithm to believe you have an attention span. In a world where platforms are desperately pushing 15-second clips,

Spotify is testing a feature allowing some users to make AI-generated playlists with text prompts. It's now available in beta in New Zealand.