After AI-generated scripting comes AI-generated voices! Is this the end of human podcasting? Is using AI for podcasting now a thing? Will AI steal our jobs? Are we scared? We stay woke, Yes People!

Timestamps for Specific Segments:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:39) Meet John and Anne - AI cohosts, courtesy of NotebookLM

(3:59) Let's get rid of the word "woke", perhaps?

(4:50) Thoughts on human versus AI cohosts

(6:05) Wokeism through the lens of veganism (Amanda Scoville)

(10:36) Wokeism through the lens of clean energy & climate change (Claire Baker)

(14:46) Wokeism through the lens of comedy (Brian Onjoro)

(17:31) Wokeism through the lens of activism and community engagement (Boniface Mwangi & Geoffrey Mboya)

(21:54) Wokeism through the lens of standing for something as an individual (Adelle Onyango)

(24:44) Key takeaways from this human vs. AI deep dive

(27:44) Outro

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What is the meaning of "woke" or "wokeism"? Well, that's the topic of this mashup - our first-ever themed mashup release.

We are revisiting AI podcasting for this yesticle as a sequel to the AI-scripted one. That means in this one, we feature some pretty epic AI summarisation by AI-generated podcast voices "John" and "Anne" plucked straight out of Google's exciting (and a tad scary) AI technology called NotebookLM.

NotebookLM is a cutting-edge AI research and possibly one of the best podcasting tools out there.

It transforms your collected links and documents into a personalised knowledge base. Training on your specific content makes it an expert on your chosen topic. NotebookLM's unique feature is its ability to generate informative podcasts, turning complex research into engaging audio conversations.

That's where this yesticle came in. To "edu-tain" you while experimenting.

We fed Notebook LM links and papers on the topic of wokeism, what it means to be woke, and why it matters. We mashed that up with Akumu and Claire's conversation on what previous guest experts have said on the topic and behold, a human-AI podcast episode that is woke as hell.

Tune in to understand the various definitions of "being woke", to figure out whether the word "woke" is positive or negative, how to respond to it, why it became toxic, what the woke movement is about and how you can say "yes" to approaching the term on your own terms.

Important Resources:

Definition of "being woke": https://theconversation.com/heres-what-woke-means-and-how-to-respond-to-it-219588

Learn more about Google's Notebook LM: https://blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-audio-overviews/ 

The entire AI audio-generated podcast conversation of "John" and "Anne" on wokeism: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1egDaA4xx9k-LwbUhDRs3cfexfwN-0zAG/view

Previous Yespisodes that are featured in this Woke yesticle:

Saying yes to being vegans ft. Amanda Scoville

Saying yes to learning about clean energy ft. Laura Ombok

Saying yes to doing standup comedy ft. Brian Onjoro

Saying yes to being activists ft. Boniface Mwangi

Saying yes to being changemakers ft. Geoffrey Mboya

Saying yes to learning emotional intelligence ft. Adelle Onyango

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