IN NOVEMBER 2021, IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT DANIEL EK HAD INVESTED €100 MILLION IN HELSING THROUGH HIS INVESTMENT COMPANY PRIMA MATERIA.

HELSING IS A MILITARY AI COMPANY. WHEN YOU VISIT THE COMPANY'S WEBSITE, THE WORDS THAT GREET YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING:
'ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO SERVE OUR DEMOCRACIES'

IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT HELSING USES AI TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT AND COLLATE DATA FROM MULTIPLE SENSORS IN A BATTLEFIELD SITUATION TO HELP IN ASSEMBLING A MORE STRATEGIC VIEWPOINT OF THE SITUATION FOR THE MILITARY AGENTS USING IT.

THIS IS WHAT DANIEL EK IS SPENDING MONEY ON. SPOTIFY'S REAL WORLD INVESTMENTS ARE NOT JUST AN ECHO OF THE POLITICS THAT ARE BEHIND THE PLATFORM, THEY ARE THE THE CALL OF THE PLATFORM ITSELF.

WE ARE POLITICAL IN HOW WE SPEND OUR MONEY AND IN HOW WE SHARE OUR MUSIC. I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.