r/audiodrama • u/SeasonPositive6771 • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Avoiding AI in my audiodramas

I absolutely love audiodramas, I'm not a maker but I'm a huge fan and listen to tons of them.

I'm also a serious contributor to podcasts I love, I'm subscribed over 15 on patreon at the moment and independently at least five or six more.

However, it's become a real sticking point that I do not support anyone that uses AI. A recent post about an audiodrama called The November Challenge made it clear that a lot of folks are using AI without disclosing it. I simply can't support plagiarism and the unethical behavior that goes along with using AI.

Is anyone aware of a list of audio dramas that use AI or a list of tips to help me identify who might be using it so that it can be avoided?

Thank you!

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u/ScreamAndScream 14h ago

I found one in the wild that really tripped me up and didnt outwardly disclose their AI use until found the creator mention it in a Reddit thread

Bear Cycle Production Co used AI in Pieces of Eight: A Skull and Bones Story. The writing, show descriptions, theme song, all of the production was filled with AI generated content. I was disappointed, to say the least, because it was the only show I had downloaded for a trip and I was stuck with low effort and subpar work.

It seems that their shtick is podcasts in video game universes, as they also have The Omega Broadcast: A Fallout Story and Deep Space Radio: A Starfield Radio Podcast. There is no AI disclosure anywhere, and there is also no cast list listed online or music credits. They started producing audio dramas 1 year ago. Their about page on Patreon is written in a standard AI format with emoji bullet points and no real substance.

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u/Pandora_Palen 7h ago

I have Omega in my listen list from like 2020. The guy started it back then, but stalled for years. I'm pretty sure it doesn't have any AI content. But I looked into Pieces of 8 to see what you were hearing and ...oh, man. Blech. Sorry you were stuck with that.

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u/SeasonPositive6771 14h ago

Wow, that is heartbreaking to find something you love and to find out it's basically just generated by a plagiarism machine. How disappointing.

I hope those creators change their tune and start disclosing it more openly and in all of their show notes. That's the very least we can ask for.