Google Play Music update adds machine learning and contextual tools for music recommendations

Google Play Music update adds machine learning and contextual tools for music recommendations

Music recommendations for streaming services have grown up quite a bit, and machine learning is looking to help quite a bit more. Google has officially built machine learning into Play Music, which will now play a key role when it comes to recommending music you might like. It observes more than past listening habits, though, with Play Music tracking your location, activity, and even the weather to recommend your next potentially favorite track. The new machine learning recommendations are opt-in, so if you want your music streaming experience to change on the fly when you walk into the gym or when you get on the plane. Google calls the new home screen the “personal DJ,” and thanks to the process it should all get better the more the user listens. There’s one more…


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