The author discusses using Spotify’s new DJ feature that curates personalized listening sessions based on AI bot selections. The bot introduces songs with explanations, revealing the author’s stagnant music taste over a decade. Research on music paralysis and the influence of one’s teenage years on musical preferences is explored. Surveys show how music discovery declines with age, with tastes stagnating around age 31. The explore-exploit trade-off concept is applied to music discovery, suggesting that a period of exploration results in a preferred set of songs and artists. The author contemplates accepting this reality and living in an algorithmic echo chamber of familiar music.
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