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Accidentally building SOTA AI (Practical AI #226)
Lately.AI has been working for years on content generation systems that capture your unique “voice” and are tailored to your unique audience. At first, they didn’t know that they were going to build an AI system, but now they have a state-of-the-art generative platform that provides much more than “prompting” out of thin air. Lately.AI’s CEO Kate explain their journey, her perspective on generative AI in marketing, and much more in this episode!
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Featuring:
- Kate Bradley Chernis – Twitter, LinkedIn
- Chris Benson – Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn, Website
- Daniel Whitenack – Twitter, GitHub, Website
Show Notes:
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Timestamps:
(00:00) - Welcome to Practical AI
(00:43) - Kate from Lately AI
(01:47) - Origins of Lately
(04:04) - Initial intentions
(08:19) - Capabilities of Lately
(14:17) - What is voice?
(16:10) - Beyond a formula
(19:27) - Approaching the problem
(23:23) - More human?
(28:16) - Sponsor: Changelog News
(29:40) - Silence is sometimes the best practice
(30:38) - The megaphone vs the magnet
(33:07) - Non-profit vs for profit
(35:49) - Calm down everybody
(39:08) - New things coming
(40:46) - Goodbyes
(41:16) - Outro