In recent years, AI has ventured into multiple content creation fields, and the podcasting industry is no exception. Nowadays, AI is involved in various stages from planning to editing, and even AI anchors have emerged.
The Involvement of AI in the Podcasting Industry: Podcasts are gradually becoming mainstream in the Chinese-speaking world. The audience size is expanding and the number of programs is increasing. Producing podcast programs is not easy. AI tools bring new possibilities to creators, improving the efficiency of pre-planning and data collection. They also get involved in editing work and have revolutionized the dissemination end of podcasts.
The Advent of AI Anchors: AIGC can independently complete the creation of podcast programs, such as Google’s NotebookLM. AI faces the challenge of uniqueness and is prone to copying others’ innovations. In knowledge-based podcasts, real anchors may not be as good as AI in terms of information density or depth. However, anchors loved for their personal charm and emotional connection are difficult to be replaced. In fact, podcast programs are often a combination of multiple types, and the impact of AI is complex.
Real Anchors: The Sound of a Beating Heart: The appeal of podcasts is not only to obtain information but also the sense of reality and companionship brought by the sound. Listeners do not listen to podcasts solely for efficient information acquisition. AI anchors are difficult to replace real anchors. Multi-person chat and dialogue podcasts are popular among listeners. Authenticity is the core element. Introducing the identity of the anchor is very important. It is difficult for AI anchors to establish an emotional connection. At present, it is difficult for people to have a true emotional connection with AI. Perhaps this will change in the future, but by then AI may have replaced real people in more important fields. Podcasts will be relatively less important.
Posted on December 25, 2024, at 19:29:05 on Wednesday.
