AI-Powered Podcasts Invade the Market: A New Era of Voice Technology Emerges

Chatty bots are sharing their hot takes through hundreds of thousands of AI-generated podcasts. And the invasion has just begun. Though their banter can be a bit banal, the AI podcasters' confidence and research are now arguably better than most people's. "We've just begun to cross the threshold of voice AI being pretty much indistinguishable from human," said Alan Cowen, chief executive of Hume AI, a startup specializing in voice technology. "We're seeing creators use it in all kinds of ways." AI can make podcasts sound better and cost less, industry insiders say, but the growing swarm of new competitors entering an already crowded market is disrupting the industry.