AI enables mass-produced, fully virtual-hosted podcasts that can be produced cheaply and profitably at scale, transforming podcast production and advertising dynamics.
Media's most personal format gets AI-ified (Inception Point AI launch)
An AI service mass-produces thousands of podcast episodes weekly, prompting debate over automation's effect on authenticity, artistic value, and listener depth.
Steve Goldstein: The Tsunami of AI Content: When More Becomes Too Much
Rapidly scaling AI-generated podcasts risk sacrificing authenticity, human reaction, and humor, making quality more important than sheer quantity for audience engagement.