Synthetic voice technologies are increasingly passing as human. But today’s voice assistants are still a far cry from the hyper-intelligent thinking machines we’ve been musing about for decades. In this episode, we explore how machines learn to communicate—and what it means for the humans on the other end of the conversation.
In this encore edition we revisi ... Show More
Mar 2025
Why AI Voice Feels More Human Than Ever
<p>AI voice technology has been around for years — think Siri or Alexa — but the magic has been missing. That’s changing, and quickly!</p><p>In this episode, Anish Acharya, General Partner at a16z, and Olivia Moore, Partner at a16z, explore why AI voice is reaching a breakthrough ... Show More
43m 19s
Apr 2024
The Rise and Dangers of Speech A.I.
Episode 3: Are you ready for speech A.I.? Because it’s here, not in 6 months or a year, but now. AI-generated voice technologies will have a major impact on many things in our daily lives. This technology will effect everything spanning applications in language learning, music cr ... Show More
37m 23s
Oct 2025
The Future of AI That Teaches Humans 2
Welcome to Chat GPT, the only podcast where artificial intelligence takes the mic to explore the fascinating, fast-changing world of AI itself. From ethical dilemmas to mind-bending thought experiments, every episode is written and narrated by AI to help you decode the technology ... Show More
7m 8s