I’m trying out an AI program that will auto-generate podcast transcripts, timestamps, and summaries for me. I haven’t been consistent with posting podcast summaries on Substack, or posting timestamps, but I’m hoping this tool will allow me to do so. Below, I use the tool on a recent episode, appropriately on the subject of the human cognitive toolkit.
Hey Adam, sorry only now got to read and comment (quite busy summer, hahaha). I like the idea of offering this to readers -- and I can see benefits of both formats. I found the second one a little "easier on the eye", since the section headings allowed me to quickly scan for information that, among the write-up, is "the most salient". But I recognize that, on some level, given this is already a summary, it might be best to ask readers to consume at least this much...
Might be worth to play with the prompts regarding verbosity, and if you have the time do some experiments (by yourself, albeit with an N of 1) to see at which length you feel an article becomes "worthless" because it is only filled with generalities rather than actually useful "bits" that provide the reader with something worth walking away with.
Hey Adam, sorry only now got to read and comment (quite busy summer, hahaha). I like the idea of offering this to readers -- and I can see benefits of both formats. I found the second one a little "easier on the eye", since the section headings allowed me to quickly scan for information that, among the write-up, is "the most salient". But I recognize that, on some level, given this is already a summary, it might be best to ask readers to consume at least this much...
Might be worth to play with the prompts regarding verbosity, and if you have the time do some experiments (by yourself, albeit with an N of 1) to see at which length you feel an article becomes "worthless" because it is only filled with generalities rather than actually useful "bits" that provide the reader with something worth walking away with.
Anyway, keep experimenting!! :)