Robot Tastemakers

Actuality by American Public Media

Mar 23, 201600:24:23News & Politics

They said it couldn't be done: Teaching robots good taste. "Actuality" visits Spotify, where algorithms tell 75 million users what to listen to. Then, Tim and Sabri talk with a world-touring musician and a critic to see...

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