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During the 10-minute-long overview, the two hosts had a lighthearted discussion about how Thomas Edison wasn’t the only person behind the lightbulb and that “in the end, it’s actually a story about teamwork, making the dream work.” The hosts could almost be mistaken for human podcasters, from the way they emphasized “bam!” when tossing it in the middle of a sentence, to using modern phrasing like “messy as heck.” There were still a couple of quirks, as I noticed the AI spelling out certain words and phrases, like “P-L-U-S.” Some of the writing wasn’t exactly what a human would say, either, with one AI host calling platinum “bling bling metal.” The feature makes learning about research more engaging, but I’m wondering whether the hosts would maintain their lighthearted, somewhat jokey tone when discussing more serious topics, like cancer or war.
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