Pocket FM's co-founder and CTO, Prateek Dixit, stated that the partnership aims to make it easier for writers to convert their writings into audio series. The company has built a tool integrating ElevenLabs tech, offering 50 voices for writers who want to convert their content. However, the use of AI has raised concerns among voiceover artists about job security and the potential dilution of the human experience in storytelling. Despite these concerns, Pocket FM noted that engagement with AI-generated content in its experiments is "as good as human voice-over production."
Key takeaways:
- Pocket FM, an audio platform backed by Lightspeed Ventures, has expanded its partnership with voice cloning company ElevenLabs to convert text content into audio series using AI.
- The India-based company has already produced 30,000 hours of audio series during the test phase and expects to triple its content library of over 100,000 hours this year.
- The AI-powered tools have helped Pocket FM cut the cost of producing audio by 90% and the company plans to make the conversion tool available to all creators in the coming weeks.
- Despite the benefits, the use of AI in voice generation has raised concerns among voiceover artists in India, who fear it could threaten their livelihoods and dilute the human experience of storytelling.