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Re: Show HN: Anycast+ – An AI-powered podcast app

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Post by kindjeff »

maxglute wrote: post #6

>Export your transcripts and subtitles to your notes app. Would be nice to be able to TTS translated transcriptions. Insert tags to switch between voices on normal TTS, and eventually move to device side generated natural voices that matches original cadence.

Yes, I am planning to implement this feature. In the future, there will be more AI-related features, such as AI recommendations, support for more languages, and a more versatile podcast knowledge chatbot.

Re: Show HN: Anycast+ – An AI-powered podcast app

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Post by maxglute »

jimsug wrote: post #10
isubkhankulov wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This extension works if you’re listening on a computer https://sponsor.ajay.app/

As mentioned - only works for YT. I also don't know if the crowdsourced skiplist works for podcasts as well as for youtube ads, since I think a larger proportion of podcasts use dynamic ad insertion - do they have consistent length? Might mess up ad tags/flags

I haven't tried, but youtube music podcasts can redirect to youtube interface, which I assume will work on 3rd party apps like newpipe with sponsorblock integration. Sponsorblock mostly helpful in skipping sponsor reads, 3rd party apps (or youtube premium) blocks injected ads.

Ultimately, IMO there's too many niche podcasts out there for sponsorblock route. Better to have AI solution to figure out and tag ads + sponsors + filler content to autoskip according to timestamp on downloaded audio file podcasts which could be variable length due to localized ads.

Re: Show HN: Anycast+ – An AI-powered podcast app

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Post by jen729w »

kindjeff wrote: post #13
Spivak wrote: post #2

The killer feature for using AI on podcasts is automatic ad blocking. You get that working folks will pay $5/mo for that alone.

It sounds like a useful feature, but I am worried it may have potential legal risks.

I wouldn’t (worry).

I’ve downloaded a file to my local device. Sue me for doing something to it before I ingest it. ;-)

Re: Show HN: Anycast+ – An AI-powered podcast app

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Post by nox101 »

Spivak wrote: post #2

The killer feature for using AI on podcasts is automatic ad blocking. You get that working folks will pay $5/mo for that alone.

what are you listening to podcasts on that it's not easy to skip ads?

I'm using Downcast. It's a fairly old app. I think it defaults to +30s +2m -30s buttons which IIRC are settable. It's trivial to skip the ads. I don't need AI to solve that.

Re: Show HN: Anycast+ – An AI-powered podcast app

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Post by maxglute »

kindjeff wrote: post #14
maxglute wrote: post #6

>Export your transcripts and subtitles to your notes app. Would be nice to be able to TTS translated transcriptions. Insert tags to switch between voices on normal TTS, and eventually move to device side generated natural voices that matches original cadence.

Yes, I am planning to implement this feature. In the future, there will be more AI-related features, such as AI recommendations, support for more languages, and a more versatile podcast knowledge chatbot.

As a pocketcast lifer, I wish you success. Does Are you aware of listennotes who transcribes $1+0.06c per minute? I like the idea of 50 transcriptions per months, but there's like 30m podcasts and 3 hour podcasts. Eitherway feels like there's ~5 years where AI podcast have good subscription market before device side transcription/translation/natural voice. Hope you grow big before then.
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