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Spotify Execs Bet People Will Pay for AI-Generated Music
(gizmodo.com)
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I brought this up with my cousin, who hates AI as much as I do. He says that he can't switch, because he has nearly 10 years of music on the platform.
The CEO may not be wrong in this case.
It's not super hard to leave Spotify if you are willing to invest some effort.
Use Exportify (free service) to download his playlists from Spotify as csv files. Or use something like Soundizz (paid) to directly convert between platforms.
You can parse the csv files and use something like Soulseek to create an offline library. Compress to aac or opus so you can take thousands of songs with you on your phone, or use your own casting service on a raspberry pi.
I'm aware it's possible. I'm saying that even people who hate AI may not leave because they don't have the bandwidth to abandon the service.
You don't need bandwidth to switch streaming services and import your old playlists though. For example a streaming service like Tidal tags all AI music and does not monetize AI generated music.
And if you weant the music straight on your phone, something like Opus 128 kbps is already considered high quality (we have come a long way since mp3). Let's say your cousin has 20 000 songs. That's about 60 GB in that form, which fits on most mid grade/flagship phones.
If you get Qobuz they pay for a 3rd party service to import your playlists. Did a reasonable job (mostly)
I'm a qobuz user as well, but the music selection just isn't as good as Spotify. It isn't an issue for me, but it will be a barrier to entry for some.