The future is now. It's just not evenly distributed yet. Last month BeyondWords assisted publishers in making 203,367 articles and newsletters available in audio using AI voice clones

i can't get over this

both incredible reads

What an interesting moment. We're staring at two distinctly different visions of the future. They may co-exist, but they are radically different takes on what's modern, what's current, and where things are headed. One vision gets the UI out of the way. The other vision is UI

Umm, I guess I’ll just use a hanger…

In light of all the attention on AI voice cloning, let’s not forget the ‘boring bit’ that makes it possible for publishers to use AI voices at scale with confidence

People are listening to AI-generated audio articles as often as podcasts. pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/aften…

Aftenposten embraces AI voice articles: "When we started to look into younger people and their media habits we saw that having a product that offered everything in both audio and in writing could be a great opportunity" pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/aften… pressgazette.co.uk/podcasts/aften…

“Who owns the future?” by Jaron Lanier was so ahead of its time that it’s easier to comprehend now than when it was first published 11 years ago.

So happy to finally unveil our partnership with Bergens Tidende! It's been a pleasure working with their fantastic team to clone a voice that captures Bergen's distinct dialect and brings audio to their articles.

I stand by this x.com/teknium1/statu…

Most of the internet will be AI APIs calling one another

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this is a banger from Jeff Bezos! I just wish it was narrated by his AI voice instead of a generic one. The future is articles narrated by the journalists who write them washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Excited to see more news brands adding human personalities to their AI experiences! Subscribers to Die Presse can now enjoy the flexibility of audio articles, in the wonderful voice of Anna Wallner (Anna Wallner). diepresse.com/18876988/wie-s…

the market delivers

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AI FDE's seem like an obvious play

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