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We created a new product to automatically dub any audio or video content to a new language in minutes!

Try it out for free on app.wondercraft.ai/dubbing

Open data here: https://op3.dev/show/f77aea62-97e5-5cce-92c6-9464e51c30c6 (only after June)

Averaging about 700 listens per episode, with total downloads over 60,000 to date.

Links for all podcast players here: https://hackernewsrecap.buzzsprout.com

Thanks! Do you recall if the other one was just a readout or what exactly the format was?

Thanks :)

Paul Graham Essays, now in audio in a podcast series. Full episode of last essay and more:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2NodnpVFh51xjE6XxiJcLE?si=4141...

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pg-essays/id1696269981

The "How to Do Great Work" episode you mean?

Thanks James! Was not aware of it, adding :)

Thanks for support!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5T24sjkV7tVRNybotteILY

Apple:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hacker-news-recap/id16...

Web: https://hackernewsrecap.buzzsprout.com/

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 7th, 2023.

(00:31): Walkout at global science journal over ‘unethical’ fees Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35848894

(02:14): I'm never investing in Google's smart home ecosystem again Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849060

(03:36): Pixel phones are sold with bootloader unlocking disabled Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35852192

(04:58): The Prime Video microservices to monolith story Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35853148

(06:16): EU sends Apple stark warning over USB-C charging on new iPhones Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849043

(07:45): Burnout Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849384

(09:04): Contrast Rebellion Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35850044

(10:25): Five Books: The best books on everything Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35853131

(11:52): Passkeys: A Loss of User Control? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35854216

(12:58): AMD promises its new laptop chips will crush the Apple M2 and it’s got receipts Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35851174

This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in seconds at app.wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 6th, 2023.

(00:42): Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35843566

(02:04): Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35838751

(03:21): Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839470

(04:46): AI’s biggest risk is the corporations that control them Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841542

(06:20): It looks like GPT-4-32k is rolling out Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841460

(07:20): Using ChatGPT to generate a GPT project end-to-end Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839536

(08:47): I downloaded all 1.6M posts on Bluesky Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35845504

(09:56): FDA Finalizes Rule to Deregulate Hearing Aids Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35842470

(11:29): Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking records Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841748

(12:44): ACM Software System Award Given to seL4 Microkernel Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35842240

This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by Wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in 1 minute at app.wondercraft.ai

This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on May 6th, 2023.

(00:42): Intel OEM Private Key Leak: A Blow to UEFI Secure Boot Security Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35843566

(02:04): Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35838751

(03:21): Atuin replaces your existing shell history with a SQLite database Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839470

(04:46): AI’s biggest risk is the corporations that control them Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841542

(06:20): It looks like GPT-4-32k is rolling out Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841460

(07:20): Using ChatGPT to generate a GPT project end-to-end Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35839536

(08:47): I downloaded all 1.6M posts on Bluesky Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35845504

(09:56): FDA Finalizes Rule to Deregulate Hearing Aids Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35842470

(11:29): Ocean-surface temperatures are breaking records Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35841748

(12:44): ACM Software System Award Given to seL4 Microkernel Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35842240

This is a third-party project, independent from HN and YC. Text and audio generated using AI, by Wondercraft.ai. Create your own studio quality podcast with text as the only input in 1 minute at app.wondercraft.ai

Hey! I understand your point but I think as with every technology there's two perspectives: 1. You get demotivated by thinking that the machine will replace you 2. You use all of your experience as springboard and leverage this technology to accelerate your day to day. We already have 3 podcast studios as customers, and they love it as they can create a new podcast in no time, when before it took a while. Message us at (team AT wondercraft.ai) if you want to know more.

Thanks Mario. It gets a bit more challenging when two voices are interacting to be honest.. You can test it out at https://app.wondercraft.ai/ if you want :)

Yes, it's 90% the audio generation. It's about to get a lot cheaper though.

Elevenlabs! Those guys are amazing!

Thanks! Yeah there's a selection of different voices and you can even clone your own. Length is really up to you, no restriction!

Just enabled!

Yup, thanks! Need to get to that.

hehe thanks!!

Might need to play with a few different voices as well, to match the tone of the language. But yeah totally plausible. Different languages as well, easily done!

(same answer to another similar comment) Yeah the hyperpersonalised content is super interesting. For 10' of this audio, compute would cost about $1. So at $1 per daily episode, a realistic price a business would charge for this is $49 a month. Would you pay that? Maybe you could opt in for ads, that would pay that $1 for your attention. After all, the advertiser would know exactly your interests, based on your twitter feed.

An alternative is the semi-personalisation (e.g. HN, or subreddits), where the content might not be hyper personal, but still close enough, and the cost is absorbed by community.

Hey! Get in contact (team AT wondercraft.ai), happy to chat!

Yeah the hyperpersonalised content is super interesting. For 10' of this audio, compute would cost about $1. So at $1 per daily episode, a realistic price a business would charge for this is $49 a month. Would you pay that? Maybe you could opt in for ads, that would pay that $1 for your attention. After all, the advertiser would know exactly your interests, based on your twitter feed.

An alternative is the semi-personalisation (e.g. HN, or subreddits), where the content might not be hyper personal, but still close enough, and the cost is absorbed by community.

We have a selection of voices, we just thought that Anna fit this role very well. You can also clone your own voice if you'd like. https://app.wondercraft.ai/

if you think about how these models were trained it makes sense. When a human reads an audiobook, they would breathe. So the model has learned how to make the breathing sound.

Thanks!!

Thanks for the nice words!

The technical work is split in three pieces: 1) LLM prompt and chaining for script generation 2) workarounds for some TTs bugs (not that many, elevenlabs is amazing) 3) Stitching all moving pieces together

Nothing advanced for tech, but requires a lot of experimentation as neither LLMs nor TTS are deterministic which create headaches for prod.

(* laughs in robot *)

Thanks for the nice words! The conversation style pods still need a little bit of work... the interaction between the voices is a little bit unnatural.