Why YouTube Music’s Recommendations Don’t Work — and How Spotify’s Quantum AI Improves Hits by 67%

Author(s): Subhadip Saha

Originally published on Towards AI.

Why settle for boring playlists? Spotify’s new Quantum AI makes music suggestions way better, so it feels like every song was picked just for you.

Music streaming has changed how we find songs. Both Spotify and YouTube Music use AI to suggest music. But lately, there’s talk that Spotify is trying something new Quantum AI which mixes quantum computing with artificial intelligence. This might give Spotify a big edge. Let’s explain it in simple words and see how it affects your daily music vibe.

AI-generated pixel art for a Medium blog, created with ChatGPT (DALL·E).

Quantum AI is a mix of two things quantum computing and artificial intelligence. Quantum computing uses “qubits” that can process lots of data very quickly. When combined with AI, it can find music patterns that regular computers might miss. It might learn things like the kind of mood or beat you like, not just your favorite genre. That could make recommendations feel much more accurate.

YouTube Music uses smart AI too. It looks at what you listen to, skip, or like and tries to find similar songs. But it still uses regular computers. If Spotify uses Quantum AI, it could process data faster and understand deeper patterns, which may… Read the full blog for free on Medium.

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