“Don’t take it personally,” Spotify warns, “but your sonic age is…” And before passing judgment, he argues: “Because you listened to music from this era, you are an old soul.” 78? Outraged is an understatement, with this Wrapped 2025 it became Trending topics of the weekend. But deep down (or rather on the surface) it’s funny that so much AI isn’t enough that it ends up taking a shortcut and realizing, “You can’t define a taste like that.” The problem arose for the algorithm when it saw that the same person who listens to rock in Spanish, singer-songwriters and pop has the “classical piano” genre on their podium.
At the same time, Duolingo celebrates with a pure exclamation: “You spent 3082 minutes learning!” “You have completed 833 lessons! Duo is very proud of your progress. You have learned more than 97% of users.” Over 50 hours is like taking one hour of lessons per week. Not bad, right?
Apps no longer just support us, they also tell us what we have done with our time, they rate us and label us. And they do it without us asking or asking, like the neighbor curious or the unfiltered family member who spontaneously expresses their opinion. After all, they test us: taking them seriously can be a risk, as can believing that their intelligence is wisdom.
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