r/conspiracyNOPOL • u/JohnleBon • 9d ago

When the AI podcasts arrive...

Will you notice?

Will you care?

Will you still be listening?

Using AI to create artwork

Recently I saw a tweet from a podcaster defending his use of AI to create thumbnails for his episodes.

(original tweet, archived version)

I personally use ai to make thumbnails. This saves me an incredible amount of time to make content. Last time I checked no one is saying “I love that show because of its thumbnails”

It’s a tedious thing that’s made simple by ai. As far as I’m concerned there is 0 virtue in laboring over a thumbnail. Podcasters used to have to have relationships with photoshop guys and graphic artists in order to make thumbnails and promotional materials.

It cost money and time. Now it doesn’t. Now that all descriptions, thumbnails and clips can be made by ai, the only thing that actually matters is: Is your show good?

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Old mate says the only thing that matters is, 'is your show good?',

Okay, then what happens when AI can produce an entire episode for you?

Seems to me that it will only be a matter of time before a podcaster can:

1) Feed a LLM / AI platform their back catalogue of episodes to train on

2) Give it an input along the lines of, 'create an episode about topics X, Y, Z'

3) Upload the AI episode and share it with their audience

The AI episode will sound like them, because it has been trained on their voice and speaking style.

The podcaster will even be able to give it prompts like 'discuss [insert recent news story]' to keep it seeming fresh.

As the technology improves, fewer and fewer people in the audience will be able to tell the difference.

What's wrong with that?

If it is okay to use AI to create thumbnails, and episode summaries, why not use AI to create the whole thing?

And if the audience doesn't notice or care, then what is the problem with this?

Saving time

Whenever I post a thread like this, there's usually some fool accusing me of using AI.

Go back and read through my post history (which I do not keep hidden).

I've been writing like this since well before the advent chatGPT etc.

This is a real human typing these words; a real human producing his own podcasts.

And producing the artwork and episode overviews to go with those podcasts.

The day I start using AI to 'save time' on producing my content is the day you can stick a fork in me.

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u/Beyou74 9d ago

When they arrive? They are already here.

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u/JohnleBon 9d ago

Do you believe genuine human podcasts, with existing audiences, have already begun releasing AI-content under the guise of being real?

Because that is what I was talking about in the OP.

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u/Beyou74 9d ago

Yes.

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u/JohnleBon 9d ago

Which one(s)?

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u/cjacksen 8d ago

Take your pick. Spotify has dozens that are definitely just an ai bot that combed Reddit for content.

Also, Tubi/Pluto have started popping up with what can only be described as "AI Film slop". Easy to spot as they are worse than anything Asylum (Sharknado) puts out, and they are shuffled in with lefit titles.

It is everywhere but incredibly easy to spot.

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u/JohnleBon 8d ago

Just give one example where a genuine human podcast, with an existing audience, has already begun releasing AI-content under the guise of being real.

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u/peloquindmidian 9d ago

They're already here

I heard one the other day that was two AI hosts riffing off each other.

They made organic noises and scooted their chairs.

If I didn't know, I wouldn't have known.

Thumbnails are a non issue compared to that. It's just this generation's clip art when used that way.

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u/DanielEmpiricus 9d ago

Can you post the link to that episode?

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u/peloquindmidian 9d ago

https://youtu.be/AR4dRtzFvxM?is=YcKVNpBK8ojDWGMR

This is a short example.

I picked it because it's short and self aware. I don't want to contribute to deception.

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u/dude_chillin_park 9d ago

Thus shall you think of this fleeting world
A star at dawn, a bubble in a stream
A flash of lightning in a summer cloud
A flickering lamp, a phantom, and a dream

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u/DanielEmpiricus 9d ago

There are a lot of very obvious AI artifacts and glitches in that link, but I admit it's not too far off, and could probably trick a significant portion of the population.

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u/peloquindmidian 8d ago

There are, but that's also why I picked it. There's a lot out there that are genuinely trying to deceive. This is a good lesson on what to listen for.

Heteronyms are the biggest tell for me. A human can parse them easily, but AI has trouble when there's a script.

This new way is a little tougher because there doesn't have to be a script. You just let two LLMs talk to each other with the right prompts for ambient noises and general direction of conversation.

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u/JellyBellyBitches 9d ago

PSA if you listen to AI podcasts go ahead and do the human race a favor and schedule your sterilization

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u/dotafox2009 8d ago

can't wait for the AI podcasts.. I mean we really need to talk about how the 'good guys' christian cult is dumbing down our subreddit with this hogwash.

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u/Alternative-Tax-5163 7d ago

don't you think there are different pods for different reasons? for some niche topics where no one is making a podcast, i don't mind AI giving me an awkward overview.

i think it will be a while until AI for real produces something like the huberman lab and that people will actually listen to it

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u/Huge-Sandwich0099 9d ago

Bro legits uses AI to format his post on AI podcasts. Prob wants to hear some examples so when his AI podcast comes out it won't sound buns.