Congrats on the Launch Christian and Ryan! :)
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#22Interresting project, So what's the long term view, to develop an AI agent that is as good as the best human narrators?
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#23Congrats on the Launch Christian and Ryan! :)
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#24Interresting project, So what's the long term view, to develop an AI agent that is as good as the best human narrators?
It's a good question. Depending on whom you ask, we're either a few years away from this or 20. As of right now, we have no plans to develop our own TTS tech. With that said, it's something we keep a very close eye on.
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#25I love the sound of this and have subscribed - an intersection of quality journalism and podcasting is a fantastic concept. Do you have any plans to provide an Alexa skill? "Alexa, read me something interesting" is a service I would pay handsomely for.
Awesome :D Great question about voice. Yes, we do have plans for Alexa etc. We're really excited about that.
I hope this means narrated versions of choice Wikipedia articles. E.g., listen to Wired's article "Luc Besson's Outer Limits", and afterward options appear to listen to the section from the The Fifth Element Wikipedia article about the film's production, or the sections from the Luc Besson article about his early and personal life. This would give you a big, royalty-free content pool, and is your hook to keep people engaged (cf YouTube's related videos sidebar).
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Awesome :D Great question about voice. Yes, we do have plans for Alexa etc. We're really excited about that.
I hope this means narrated versions of choice Wikipedia articles. E.g., listen to Wired's article "Luc Besson's Outer Limits", and afterward options appear to listen to the section from the The Fifth Element Wikipedia article about the film's production, or the sections from the Luc Besson article about his early and personal life. This would give you a big, royalty-free content pool, and is your hook to keep people…
Pretty sweet concept! We have ideas for a lot of stuff like this, but it might be a ways down the road.
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#27I've said it before and I'll say it again, Robertson Dean is the greatest audiobook narrator of all time. http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/robertson-dean/
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#28I've said it before and I'll say it again, Robertson Dean is the greatest audiobook narrator of all time. http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/robertson-dean/
He's great, we know his work. Thanks for the recommendation!
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#29I've said it before and I'll say it again, Robertson Dean is the greatest audiobook narrator of all time. http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/robertson-dean/
You, sir, are my people.