"It's no secret that generative AI has been an amazing weapon for spammers, but the scale of some of these operations may make you wince. A new piece from The Telegraph explores the bizarre new world of AI-generated podcasts - and specifically, a single podcast network called "Quiet Please" that has dreams of online domination. It boasts nearly one hundred separate podcast series, with over 10 million downloads since September 2023."
"The company behind "Quiet Please," Inception Point AI, aims to churn out 5,000 podcasts with more than 3,000 episodes per week, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This would be an extraordinarily expensive venture if the podcasts were human hosted. But using AI, it purportedly costs just $1 per episode, each taking no more than an hour to make. If just 20 people listen to each episode, it's enough to turn a profit."
"One spotlighted by The Telegraph is simply called "Lawn," which is about "the secret world of lawns." It's hosted by an AI-generated English gentleman with the ridiculous name of "Nigel Thistledown," who waxes panegyrical about lawns while telling you little actual information about them. Besides shoveling you ads, it seems mostly a vehicle for the AI to try invent new figures of speeches for the word "lawn.""
Quiet Please is an AI-generated podcast network with nearly one hundred separate series and over 10 million downloads since September 2023. The company behind the network, Inception Point AI, aims to produce 5,000 podcasts totaling more than 3,000 episodes per week. Using AI allegedly reduces production cost to about $1 per episode and limits creation time to under an hour, making profitability possible with as few as 20 listeners per episode. The podcasts span many topics and often feature one-word titles. Hosts are AI-generated, deliver monotonous, clichéd narration, and the shows prioritize ad placement over substantive content.
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