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Voice AI startupElevenLabson Wednesday put in a feature that lets you upload different type of content to make a multispeaker podcast for you , alike toGoogle ’s NotebookLM .
The feature , called GenFM , can be found on the company ’s ElevenLabs Reader iOS app . presently , GenFM confirm 32 languages , include English , Hindi , Portuguese , Chinese , Spanish , Gallic , German , Japanese , and others .
To employ GenFM , you first upload a YouTube telecasting , text , or document . The app then picks out two articulation automatically to create a podcast . There are over a dozen voices available , the company take down .
One of the interesting screens you might see when the app prepares an AI - generated podcast is “ Sprinkling some umms ” and “ sum some thoughtful pauses . ” At a time whentools are helping humans remove “ Ums ” and “ Ahs,”ElevenLabs is add human component to its AI - generated podcast .
“ We argue about how much to introduce ‘ ums , ’ ‘ ahs , ’ ‘ mhmms’/ laugh / breathe similar human dialogue filler or overlayer — we ’re direct to strike the right balance of innate , human conversation and providing utility from the content , ” Jack McDermott , who looks after peregrine growth at ElevenLabs , told TechCrunch over e-mail .
“ As we face at exceptional long - form podcasts out there , we find [ few ] interruptions and more natural , insightful conversation flow , ” he order . “ That type of experience is ultimately what we ’re aiming for while making audio frequency narratives more approachable across voice and languages . ”
drop dead ahead , ElevenLabs design to support more customization and the ability to bring multiple sources to produce a generative AI podcast .
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In September , Google launchedthe ability to produce AI - generated conversationswith NotebookLM from the beginning you allow for . A calendar month later , the company added the ability forusers to customize these AI - generated podcast outputs .
originally this month , ElevenLabs foretell it ’s investing$11 million into the Polish startup ecosystemand spread an office in Warsaw , which will be the company ’s R&D center to pull local AI talent . The startup also said that it isexpanding into India , where it has rent a business head and is now building a team . The company also launchedconversation AI agent for its customers .
