A buggy Sonos mystery | The Vergecast

The Verge's Will Poor recently came home from vacation and discovered he had an insect problem. More specifically, his Sonos speaker had an insect problem. Will brings us the story of what really happened there, and what he discovered about how the animal kingdom — and the electronics world — works. After that, The Verge's Andru Marino tells us about his research on all things AI podcasts. He tells us why people are so hooked on NotebookLM's Audio Overviews, where these generated shows fall short, and what all us human podcasters could learn from the bots. Finally, The Verge's Jennifer Pattison Tuohy helps us answer a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11 or email vergecast@theverge.com!) all about smart lights. Which get complicated faster than you think.

Related: https://youtu.be/YGtINs3R5EM

00:00 Intro
01:35 Will's Ant Problem
09:15 Ants in Sonos
12:54 Entomologist Insights on Ant Behavior
28:06 Solving the Ant Problem
37:02 The Verge's Andru Marino on AI Podcasts
40:28 Training Data for Generative Podcasts
41:53 Exploring the Audio Overview System
44:10 Practical Applications of Notebook LM
48:13 Challenges with Audio Recipes
51:00 Testing Podcasts and Pre-Production Documents
55:06 Accuracy and Trust Issues in AI-Generated Content
01:03:47 Future of AI in Podcasting and Entertainment
01:08:01 Vergecast hotline

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