# Spotify pulled 50 million AI slop and spam tracks from its recommendations

> **Publication**: aitalky (Independent AI Journalism)
> **Canonical Citation URL**: https://aitalky.vercel.app/news/spotify-pulled-50-million-ai-slop-and-spam-tracks-from-its-recommendations
> **Original Source**: [The Verge AI](https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014284/spotify-ai-slop-spam-songs-removed)
> **Author**: Emma Roth (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, October 20, 2026
> **Category**: CULTURE
> **Tags**: AI, The Verge AI, culture

## Executive Summary
Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year. That's according to an announcement on Tuesday that says Spotify has also made changes to its recommendation system to...



## Full Coverage
Spotify has also made changes to its music recommendation system to highlight songs from human artists

Spotify says it has removed more than 50 million songs considered AI-generated slop or spam from user recommendations over the past year. That's according to an announcement on Tuesday that says Spotify has also made changes to its recommendation system to highlight more music made by human artists

"Our editors hold the same standard and don't program content identified as slop or spam," Spotify says. "Since we made these changes, we've seen a marked decrease in listener concerns about this content showing up in recommendations."

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