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Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by _joel on Thursday October 09, 2025 @08:54AM (#45526999)
The sample that's on the site, it's definitely AI generated.
Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by bakugo on Thursday October 09, 2025 @10:48AM (#45528479)
Listened to it and yeah... not only is the voice obvious AI, it drops an "It's not just X — it's Y" within the first 20 seconds. Copy-pasted straight from GPT.

Likely safe to assume that everything on this site is AI generated, including the book.

Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by nogridbag on Thursday October 09, 2025 @12:42PM (#45530088)
If anyone else was confused, they're referring to the Audio Readers' Briefs. I didn't immediately recognize it as AI. To be honest the voice sounds exactly like my coworker responsible for doing our product video demonstrations.

I skipped through it and heard it pronounce nginx as en-gee-onix and only then did I realize it was fake.

Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by mikeckennedy on Thursday October 09, 2025 @03:25PM (#45531993)
Hi, see the reply to Joel just up this thread for more info on this. It is not presented as "real" it's clearly introduced as a fun AI extra.
Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by ptx on Thursday October 09, 2025 @06:06PM (#45533592)
You might want to mention this on the website as well, where it's definitely not clear. I also don't see how to navigate from the website to the introduction where it's explained.
Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by mikeckennedy on Friday October 10, 2025 @01:54PM (#45541810)
That's a good point. I just redid the sample audio to include the opening section that adds that opening track that sets the stage with the positioning I put above.

I appreciate the idea.

Re:Published a Book –> Talk Python in Production by fastasucan on Friday October 10, 2025 @02:50AM (#45536005)
You are not talking about the podcast, you might want to be a bit less straight in your claims it is.