We test out the ElevenLabs AI voice technology by recreating our own podcast intro and exploring what this means for actors, filmmakers, and content creators. With celebrities like Michael Caine, Matthew McConaughey, Liza Minnelli, and Dr. Maya Angelou signing deals to have their voices used by AI, we ask the big question: Why are they doing this?

Topics covered:

Live demo of ElevenLabs AI voice generator
Why celebrities like Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey are licensing their voices
The cost and convenience of AI voices vs hiring real actors
SAG-AFTRA concerns about AI in the entertainment industry
Potential use cases: audiobooks, manuals, translations, and accessibility
The ethical debate: Is an AI voice still ""real"" even if it sounds perfect?

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David Lam and Steve Ispas on Silicon Valley Front Row (SVFR) podcast
#elevenlabs #Aivoice #michaelcaine

Silicon Valley Front Row. Join us as we talk tech from a dialectical lens. You will hear about innovations, developments, and the other side too: addictions and potential problems.

You’ll also join the conversation as we bring in experts, look at trends, and solutions to issues that shape how we live.

MIT found that most generative AI projects didn't succeed as intended. This is due to zero return on investment, and resistance to 'friction.'

Chapters
Intro and haircuts
AI hairstylist and barber?
MIT study on GenAI pilot failure
Verification tax
Psychiatrist testimony on LLM's
Friction, time, and effort
David's wooden board and 'barriers to entry'
Comments from viewers
Questions for viewers

Link:
https://mlq.ai/media/quarterly_decks/v0.1_State_of_AI_in_Business_2025_Report.pdf

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David Lam and Steve Ispas on Silicon Valley Front Row (SVFR) podcast
#MIT #artificialintelligence #genai

The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven wonders of the world. Its dimensions are mind-blowing and mysterious. Do we know how it was built exactly? Where was the tech? Does the math add up?

Chapters

Intro
Four points of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Perimeter and π (pi)
Location and speed of light
432 Hz healing frequency
Mystery of pyramid age and Pharaoh Khufu
Peru's Nazca lines and the golden ratio
Questions


Links:
https://youtu.be/RyDi31IK5N4?si=e8cRpmxFN0WZ8HHy

https://archive.org/details/booksonfiredestr0000pola/page/n9/mode/2up


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Steve Ispas and David Lam on Silicon Valley Front Row (SVFR) podcast

#pyramid #egyptians #mathematics