Reddit’s AI is turning posts into podcasts and short videos
The Verge Jay Peters ● Covered by 2 sources
Reddit is testing a feature that converts some text posts into audio/video summaries with AI voices reading the main post and comments. One example is an r/boardgames post from eight years ago that was turned into a three-minute video. This changes viewing from scrolling a text thread to watching a short AI-voiced clip labeled as voiced by AI.
Why it matters
Reddit is trying out a new way for people to take in content on Reddit: by turning text posts into audio / video content. As part of an experiment, some posts are being adapted into videos that use AI voices to read the text of the main post and some comments. The video highlights the […]