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

<figure> <img alt="Spotify’s logo" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/23951391/STK088_VRG_Illo_N_Barclay_4_spotify.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">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 <a href="https://newsroom.spotify.com/2026-10-20/prioritizing-human-artistry/">announcement on Tuesday</a>, which says Spotify has also made changes to its recommendation system to highlight more music made by human artists.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"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." </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Though Spotify has <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/917109/spotify-starts-rolling-out-its-voluntary-ai-labels">stopped short</a> of mandating labels on all AI tracks, <a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/977815/spotify-ai-persona-label-recommendations">it launched an "AI Persona" badge fo …</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1014284/spotify-ai-slop-spam-songs-removed">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>