Spotify’s current AI bet is about being the music service that agents choose
Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström discusses positioning the streaming platform to be chosen by autonomous AI agents.
TechCrunch AI·22 Oct 2026
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Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström discusses positioning the streaming platform to be chosen by autonomous AI agents.
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