A Big Week in Tech: NotebookLM, OpenAIs Speech API, & Custom Audio

Published: Oct. 8, 2024, 11:10 p.m.

Last week was another big week in technology. \n\nGoogle\u2019s NotebookLM introduced its Audio Overview feature, enabling users to create customizable podcasts in over 35 languages. OpenAI followed with their real-time speech-to-speech API, making voice integration easier for developers, while Pika\u2019s 1.5 model made waves in the AI world.\n\nIn this episode, we chat with the a16z Consumer team\u2014Anish Acharya, Olivia Moore, and Bryan Kim\u2014about the rise of voice technology, the latest AI breakthroughs, and what it takes to capture attention in 2024. Anish shares why he believes this could finally be the year of voice tech.