13 sats \ 6 replies \ @kr 29 May 2023 \ on: Fountain 0.7 AMA / Feedback - New Library, Transcripts, Performance & Live bitcoin
love the ability to pay sats for a transcript within the app, also excited about the faster upload speed.
it seems like AI has unlocked a whole new set of transcription/voiceover experiences for summarizing and creating content in the last few months… are there any AI-related features you are thinking about building?
Whilst there is a lot of hype around ChatGPT and other AI chat interfaces - the progress over the last year is also incredibly beneficial for more 'hidden' AI based features like the transcripts in Fountain.
6 months ago - producing transcripts in Fountain was:
- 2x more expensive
- 8x slower
- much less accurate
this trend is only accelerating and cheap AI based features will be easier to offer
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What ASR engine / service do you use?
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We use Deepgram - https://deepgram.com
We'll be releasing a blog post today on how transcripts on Fountain work in detail - will share when it's out!
awesome, what do you think about allowing users to generate podcasts directly in the app by inputting a blog post or written document?
is AI good enough today to generate realistic, expressive voices for long-form content that sound better than Siri or Alexa?
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Yes this is definitely possible - the benefit of the audio medium is that you can listen in your dead time - commuting, chores, etc and this benefit could apply to audio sourced from anywhere
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