We chat with Natalie Ponte from Libro.fm about generative AI abolitionism, the cult of early big tech, and why book people are so obsessed with Libro.fm, the audiobook platform that supports independent bookstores. In Falcon Mode, we chat about a crowdsourcing tool where people vote on whether or not something includes AI-generated content.

Links:

Libro.fm 

Natalie’s LinkedIn

NYT article about woman who “wrote” 200 romance novels using generative AI

Is This AI? subreddit 

Voice narration studio’s example of professional narration vs. AI (at about the 40% scroll mark)

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