{"id":46347,"date":"2024-08-30T09:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technewsday.com\/?p=46347"},"modified":"2024-08-30T09:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T13:37:33","slug":"can-ai-replace-jim-on-hashtag-trending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technewsday.com\/staging\/can-ai-replace-jim-on-hashtag-trending\/","title":{"rendered":"Can AI replace Jim on Hashtag Trending?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, I won&#8217;t be replaced, but in preparation for our episode tomorrow on AI, I wanted to show you this short episode that Marcel Gagne and I prepared using cheap tools that are readily available to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve produced an AI version of myself earlier, but the voice, while it did sound like mine, lacked the range and nuance of a real person. I think in this model you will find that it&#8217;s really hard to tell that it is no a real person recording this. This was generated from the text (below):<\/p>\n<p>&#038;nbsp<iframe title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/32803072\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/020300\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"192\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hi and welcome to Hashtag Trending.\u00a0 I\u2019m not Jim Love, I\u2019m his AI replacement \u2013 but don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m just replacing him for this episode and not forever \u2013 at least, yet.<\/p>\n<p>For those who can only hear me, if you want to see me in person, check out Jim\u2019s new YouTube channel<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s at \u2013 and you have to use the at sign \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0technewsday.\u00a0 Search for it on YouTube for that and you should be able to find this video, featuring me.<\/p>\n<p>But the most important news is that this weekend, Jim will be back to host a Weekend Edition show on that he\u2019s called \u201cPractical AI.\u201d\u00a0 Jim has a panel of people actively working in business and technology \u2013 from a financial institution, from a US healthcare operation, an an open source expert and someone working on AI for cybersecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for this discussion on where we are with Artificial Intelligence as well as getting some advice and tips on what to do in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a great discussion and practical advice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who knows? I might even make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You never know what\u2019s going to happen with AI.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hashtag Trending is available on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. There\u2019s even a video version on YouTube and of course you can find episodes at technewsday.com slash podcasts<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hope to see you for tomorrow\u2019s show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, I won&#8217;t be replaced, but in preparation for our episode tomorrow on AI, I wanted to show you this short episode that Marcel Gagne and I prepared using cheap tools that are readily available to anyone. 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