{"podcast":{"title":"NerdOut@Spotify","slug":"nerdout-spotify-4978381","podcast_index_feed_id":4978381,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/805682b0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://engineering.atspotify.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/21431532/21431532-1643830767908-135761e4b33e2.jpg","author":"Spotify R&D","episode_count":39,"summary":"NerdOut@Spotify is a technology podcast produced by the nerds at Spotify and made for the nerd inside all of us. Hear from Spotify engineers about challenging tech problems and get a firsthand look into what we're doing, what we're building, and what we’re nerding out about at Spotify every day.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T02:21:13.571341+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nerdout-spotify-4978381"},"episode":{"title":"18: Meet Your Personal AI DJ","slug":"18-meet-your-personal-ai-dj","published_at":"2023-05-04T12:39:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nerdout-spotify-4978381/18-meet-your-personal-ai-dj","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nerdout-spotify-4978381","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/engineeringatspotify/episodes/18-Meet-Your-Personal-AI-DJ-e23f353","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/805682b0/podcast/play/69749347/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2023-4-4%2F80c3e973-d097-8fea-edda-955411684cd0.mp3","summary":"How do you make an AI-generated voice feel more like a real person? You give it a real personality. Spotify recently released a new feature in the US and Canada called DJ. Turn it on, and you hear a curated selection of music and recommendations, along with a fun, friendly, knowledgeable voice telling you more about what you’re listening to (you know, like a real DJ) — except everything you hear is personalized just for you. Learn what makes this DJ feel so realistic and meet the people behind the technology — including the DJ himself. Host Dave Zolotusky talks with product director Zeena Qureshi and director of engineering John Flynn — together they lead Speak, the team at Spotify responsible for DJ’s realistic, expressive voice. Hear how the AI voice technology they pioneered for Hollywood blockbusters and triple-A video games now brings Spotify’s personalized DJ to life, how they record a range of emotions to create deeper datasets for modeling DJ’s unique personality, the technical challenges of generating and delivering these dynamic performances at the press of a button, and how having your own personal audio guide brings a totally new dimension to the Spotify listening experience. You’ll also hear from the person who provides the raw ingredients for the AI DJ’s voice and soul: the real-life Xavier “X” Jernigan. Learn more about Spotify’s personalized DJ and the technology behind it: TechCrunch: “Xavier ‘X’ Jernigan, the voice of Spotify’s DJ, explains what it’s like to become an AI” Variety: “How Spotify Created Its First AI DJ” TechCrunch: Spotify’s new ‘DJ’ feature is the first step into the streamer’s AI-powered future For the Record: “Spotify Debuts a New AI DJ, Right in Your Pocket” Read what else we’re nerding out about on the Spotify Engineering Blog: eng…","meta_description":"How do you make an AI-generated voice feel more like a real person? You give it a real personality. Spotify recently released a new feature in the US and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1987,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nerdout-spotify-4978381/episodes/18-meet-your-personal-ai-dj/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nerdout-spotify-4978381/18-meet-your-personal-ai-dj.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}