Critical Reflection
5. Broader Reflections
From there, several broader reflections emerged as well. While AI can enhance accessibility, it requires careful oversight. Do the AI-generated enhancements make the content more engaging, or do they risk trivialising or distorting complex topics? Here, the conversational tone in AI-generated content merits consideration. Often, an American conversational style is embedded in the AI’s responses. How might this style affect our audience’s perception and interpretation? And what are the implications when podcasts are created by AI systems that lack (communicative) intentions and the ability to take responsibility for what the produce? Is this a different form of communication, or something else altogether?