Musicians, human rights orgs urge Spotify to scrap speech re

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A coalition of musicians and human rights groups is urging Spotify to publicly commit to never implementing or monetizing the speech recognition technology it has developed.
The music streaming site was granted a patent earlier this year technology that it claims can analyze users' voices to suggest tracks based on "emotional state, gender, age, or accent.”
In a letter sent to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Tuesday, more than 180 artists and groups warn that the technology is “dangerous” and a “violation of privacy and other human rights.”
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Spotify has previously said it has no plans to implement the technology.

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