Tinkering Round With Illuminate (AI Audio) – Kevin’s Meandering Thoughts

Google continues to experiment and broaden using AI-generated audio. It’s “podcast” function in its NotebookLM is fascinating (and a bit unsettling) however Google additionally has its Illuminate platform. Illuminate turns PDF analysis paperwork into audio discussions by parsing out the primary concepts and making a ‘dialogue’ amongst AI voices. I attempted it out, and located…

How literature can illuminate a president’s choice

In Texas, soccer is a collision sport. Politics is a blood sport. The identical is true in Washington. Politics is, partially, theater, and we’ve simply witnessed a terrific tragedy play out earlier than our eyes. The best Democratic president since Lyndon Baines Johnson has been solid apart—and, regardless of at present’s fulsome reward, is prone…