In November 2021, it was announced that Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel Ek’s investment company Prima Materia had invested €100 million ($114 million USD) in Helsing, an artificial intelligence company based out of Europe that assists in military technological ventures. Helsing’s AI technology is reported to assist with battlefield operations, helping to identify and assess multiple collected forms of data via sensors in order to assemble a picturesque viewpoint which military agents could then use at their discretion.

This is the AI weapons company that Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, is both a major shareholder in and co-chairman of. Your music is being used to finance the death of people at the push of a button.

here’s the full press release