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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by theptip on Monday September 30, 2024 @02:49AM (#41694242)
This is true but the quality frontier is not a single bar. For mainstream content the bar is high. For super-niche content, I wouldn’t be surprised if NotebookLM already competes with the existing pods.

This will be the dynamic of generated art as it improves; the ease of use will benefit creators at the fringe.

I bet we see a successful Harry Potter fanfic fully generated before we see a AAA Avengers movie or similar. (Also, extrapolating, RIP copyright.)

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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by llm_trw on Monday September 30, 2024 @03:31AM (#41694477)
On the contrary, the mainstream eats any slop you put infront of it as long as it follows the correct form - one needs only look at cable news - the super niche content is that which requires deep thinking and novel insights.

Or to put another way, I've heard much better ideas on a podcast made by undergrad CS students than on Lex Fridman.

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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by jimbokun on Monday September 30, 2024 @11:56AM (#41698634)
Cable news viewership has been rapidly dwindling.
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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by athrun on Monday September 30, 2024 @08:48PM (#41703634)
Has it really though?

https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/cable-news...

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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by jimbokun on Tuesday October 01, 2024 @10:48AM (#41709150)
According to that article, for everyone except Fox. And even they are way down relative to 2020.

(I suppose you could also quibble with "rapidly".)

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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by oxym0ron on Monday September 30, 2024 @04:03AM (#41694674)
I would say the opposite is true - mainstream cares much less about the quality content but more about catchy headline.
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Re:NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surpris... by solumunus on Monday September 30, 2024 @05:30AM (#41695211)
It's the complete opposite. Unless your definition of mainstream includes stuff like this deep drive into Russia/Ukraine, in which case I think you're misunderstanding "mainstream".
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