Spotify has added a tool for audiobook listeners who have a habit of forgetting what they've just heard.
Currently in beta, Audiobook Recaps is the streaming platform's latest feature, one that sounds a lot like Amazon's recently added Recaps for Kindle. Announced in a blog post on Thursday, Spotify's new tool is "designed to help listeners jump back into stories they’ve put down" by providing a short refresher on the narrative thus far.
It appears these Recaps are AI-generated, but Mashable has reached out to Spotify to clarify.
So, how do Recaps work? When you fire up an audiobook you've already been listening to, a Recap button will now appear on the page that you can tap to hear the summary. According to the company, Recaps only activate after you've listened to the first 15-20 minu

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