Before the company's 'Future of Audiobooks' event, I sat down with Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek to discuss the company's new pursuit within Audiobooks, as well as how he's thinking about artificial intelligence and competition with Big Tech. ㅤ Chapters 0:00 - About Spotify 1:01 - Opening remarks 1:47 - How Spotify is shifting the audiobook industry 4:18 - Audiobooks vs physical books and other media 5:57 - Current challenges and competition 8:37 - Choosing what to pursue within artificial intelligence (AI) 10:42 - Artificial intelligence (AI) and its negative effects 13:39 - Highlights from the event ㅤ Disclaimer: No paid partnership is involved. ㅤㅤ Intro animation by Black Book Studio: https://www.blackbook.studio/ ㅤ You can also find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/julesterpak TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@julesterpak Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julesterpak Substack: https://www.growingdigital.net/ ㅤ‎ ‎ Join for dialogue and opportunities: https://discord.gg/8ueURBRvc7 ㅤ‎ ‎ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@julesterpak/videos ㅤ‎ ‎ My production gear: https://amzn.to/3OFWWJv ㅤ‎ ‎ Business inquiries: julesterpak@gmail.com ____________________ FEATURED MEDIA ㅤ Daniel Ek on Diary of a CEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_35cUaU_NA ㅤ Daniel Ek on Acquired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iLbbuEecJU ㅤ Alex Cooper talks Spotify deal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd2Tvo_6lMo ㅤ How Discover Weekly is made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcmJxli8WS8 ㅤ How Wrapped is made: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwv5tiQGKk ㅤ AI DJ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok-aNnc0Dko ㅤ AI Voice Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RJeyDveRSc ㅤㅤ Audiobooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsCHCkCvAMk ㅤ Future of Audiobooks event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZL3teCFcP0