You already know the difference between an AI voice that works and one that makes you reach for skip. You just have not had words for it. There is a quality gap in AI voice, and almost nobody is naming it.
Dan Price spent 40 years directing audio before he touched an AI tool. He talks with Shreya about why the technology is not the problem, why consent turns out to be a competitive advantage, and the three questions to ask any AI vendor.
About the Guest:
Dan Price is founder of Oink Ink, the audio advertising agency behind campaigns for Google, IBM, Ford and AT&T, with nearly 1,000 industry awards including Cannes Lions and Clios. He is now the founder of BionicVO, a voice platform built on licensed professional voice actors.
Key Takeaways:
- AI voice does not fail because the cloning is bad. It fails because nobody is directing the performance.
- Everyone is selling the engine. Nobody is selling the driving. That gap is where the value sits.
- The skill worth having is not knowing AI. Everyone will know AI. It is knowing how to direct it well.
- Ethics is not a tax. Consent, payment and creative controls build trust you cannot buy later.
- Watch for the demo trap: tools that shine on a curated example and collapse on a real one.
- Three questions for any AI vendor: was this built by people who understand the problem, can it handle a genuinely hard case, and do they talk about the output or only the tech?
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Episode Chapters:
[00:00] The Quality Gap Nobody Is Naming (approx.)
[03:30] Starting From Audio, Not From Technology (approx.)
[08:00] Cloning Is Solved. Performance Isn't (approx.)
[12:00] Why Ethical AI Is a Competitive Advantage (approx.)
[17:00] Using AI to Defend Against AI (approx.)
[21:30] Inside the Platform: Consent, Casting, Credits (approx.)
[26:00] The Demo Trap and Three Questions to Ask (approx.)
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