I thought AI writing a whole podcast script was a gimmick, but a friend in Chicago used one for his show and it sounded totally normal.

He fed it a basic outline and it spit out a full 45-minute conversation, jokes and all, which blew my mind. Has anyone else been surprised by how far text generation has come?

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lee1827d ago

My buddy runs a small newsletter for his hiking club... he was totally stuck on the intro for months. He let one of these tools write a draft just to get past the block, and it came back with this whole little story about getting lost on a local trail. It was weirdly good, specific and everything. He ended up using most of it. Kinda makes you wonder what else it can handle without sounding robotic.

the_thea27d ago

Honestly, how much editing did your friend have to do? That's the real test. I've found the trick is to give it a very clear voice note at the start, like "write this as a casual chat between two friends who know a lot about baseball." If you just say "write a podcast," it comes out flat. You still have to go in and fix the weird parts, but it gets you 80% of the way there fast.

thomasgonzalez27d ago

Yeah, it spit out a full conversation. I tried one for emails and was shocked.