FIR #429: Fake Podcasters Dusciss Debunkbot
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Debunkbot was designed to talk people out of their beliefs in conspiracy theories -- and it works. To discuss this remarkable chatbot, we turned to PDF2Audio, a tool that creates an audio podcast discussion (or summary or lecture) from any uploaded PDF. It's not Google's NotebookLM, which features a similar capability within a more robust note-keeping tool, nor does it replicate the easy-going, conversational flow that Notebook LM delivers. It does, however, offer multiple voices, avoiding the sameness of NotebookLM's outputs. Both tools -- though jaw-dropping -- have flaws, but given that the technology is just months old, it's not hard to imagine what the technology will be capable of in the next few years. Continue Reading → The post FIR #429: Fake Podcasters Discuss Real Debunkbot appeared first on FIR Podcast Network.
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