Great, more robot voices. No thanks. The point of a podcast is the human part. I can just have gpt blather to me thru tts if i wanted fake podcasts. I regret saying this, but your tech will actively make the world worse.
Hopefully the creators can either parlay a pseudo-success here and transition to something else, or, if AI drastically improves in the coming years, provide a more worthwhile service.
There is so much written content currently confined in written format and we have built an app that makes it very easy to convert it to engaging audio. Paul Graham essays is a prime example.
If that necessarily means there is also some “fake” podcasts, that no one will listen to anyway, I think it’s a fair exchange.
So although I understand your position, no, we are by no means making the world worse.