Former Wondery COO Leading AI ‘Podcast’ Company⇢

When I saw this floating around, it was hard to believe that Caitlin Huston wasn’t writing for The Onion, but here I am, linking to a very real story at The Hollywood Reporter:

Inception Point AI is attempting to do just that, as the company builds a stable of AI talent to host podcasts, and eventually become broader influencers across social media, literature and more. Amid the high costs for producing narrative podcasts and pricy, short-term contracts for popular hosts, the idea here is being able to own, scale and control the talent (unlike those off-the-cuff humans) and produce shows at a minimal cost.

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