Overview
- The Post launched “Your Personal Podcast” this week, letting app users choose topics, AI hosts, and episode length, with plans to integrate Ask The Post AI.
- Staff testing quickly surfaced problems including misattributed and invented quotes, editorializing of news copy, and pronunciation gaffes.
- Editors voiced concerns in Slack, with head of standards Karen Pensiero calling the situation "frustrating for all of us" and some staff urging the tool be pulled.
- Product leadership has characterized the rollout as experimental, pointing to iterative fixes rather than suspension, and the feature remains publicly available.
- The effort uses AI voice technology in line with wider media experiments, including the Post’s work with ElevenLabs, drawing increased scrutiny from outside outlets and readers.