PodText.ai
AI
podcast transcript search
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
11 positive, 24 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 47 comments about the project. Thread score +0.03.
Idea: 7 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Search and word highlighting feel fast and useful
From 2 comments
Looks very cool! Besides the search, which works great and feels like a powerful tool, I like how snappy the word highlighting is in the transcripts. Can you elaborate a bit on…
marcelfahle on HNThis is a game-changer for topic research. Thank you! I also agree that this will be a valuable resource for potential business sponsors and worth the money. One note, I like…
moserch on HN
Useful for sponsors and topic research
From 2 comments
This is a really interesting project with a lot of potential. If I were a sponsor looking for a podcast I would want my search process to look something like this: - Search for a…
lappa on HNThis is a game-changer for topic research. Thank you! I also agree that this will be a valuable resource for potential business sponsors and worth the money. One note, I like…
moserch on HN
Objections
Fuzzy search returns irrelevant matches and misses exact phrases
From 4 comments
Really interesting service; well done! Looking forward to seeing how it will evolve. Quick feedback: it seems you're using fuzzy search, which may or may not be what the user…
guiambros on HNNice idea but it didn't work for me... you need to look into why "poppadoms or bread" isn't turning up any results. It's one of the lines in every episode of the Off Menu…
idk1 on HNThis is neat, but would it be possible to search for a multi-word phrase? If I search for a sequence of words I just get results that match one or more of the words but not the…
skykooler on HNHow can I search for a full name or phrase? Something like "Steve Jobs"? Now I would get Steve and Jobs results.
mosselman on HN
Limited podcast coverage; many popular shows missing
From 3 comments
Seems like Chapo Trap House and The Adam Friedland Show are inexplicably unrepresented not only here but on other similar webapps linked elsewhere in this thread... Strange,…
anon25783 on HNI couldn't find either of Jim Cornette podcasts, tiger belly, flagrant, brilliant idiots, and Matt and Shane's secret podcast which I think is number 1 on Patreon. I would assume…
dec0dedab0de on HNVery neat! Is it possible to browse by topic instead of by podcast? You mentioned 25k podcast episodes but right now I can only browse ~100 of them or so unless I come up with…
kevmo314 on HN
Copyright concerns over transcripts of podcasts
From 2 comments
Do you get permission from podcast creators? Because these transcripts are probably derivative works.
paulryanrogers on HNHate to be that guy, but is this legal? I would assume to do something like this you would need to have permission from each of the copyright holders.
dec0dedab0de on HN
Transcription costs are very high at this scale
From 3 comments
How are you guys affording the transcription bills? 25,000 episodes at 1 hour long, could cost 30,000 USD at a conservative market rate. Are you guys self funded?
Ferdows-ip on HNThe transcription price would be big for 25,000 episodes at 1 hour long. That's like 30,000 USD. How are you guys funding this?
Ferdows-ip on HNDo I understand correctly banana pricing is that it costs $1.87 per hour, so the hour of audio with large model costs you about $1? Thats probably a bit too expensive compared to…
nshm on HN
Requests
Exact phrase and multi-word search
From 4 comments
Building out the search a little more to support exact matches would also be super useful in this flow. For example, I've been on several podcasts talking about Notebook.ai, but…
drusepth on HNThis is neat, but would it be possible to search for a multi-word phrase? If I search for a sequence of words I just get results that match one or more of the words but not the…
skykooler on HNHow can I search for a full name or phrase? Something like "Steve Jobs"? Now I would get Steve and Jobs results.
mosselman on HNThis is amazing. How do you search for two terms at once? e.g. "aboriginal" and "origin". Doesn't seem possible to require both terms are present.
mritchie712 on HN
Keyword alerts for terms or speakers
From 1 comment
If you want to grow your audience user-wise, allowing people to add alerts on specific terms would be pretty cool. There's a set of people I always enjoy listening to whenever…
lxm on HN
Speaker diarization
From 1 comment
I thought about making something like this, but one important part - which seems to be missing here - is speaker diarization (identify who says what.) In a world of increasing…
sva_ on HN
Browse by topic and jump to matched position in transcript
From 2 comments
Very neat! Is it possible to browse by topic instead of by podcast? You mentioned 25k podcast episodes but right now I can only browse ~100 of them or so unless I come up with…
kevmo314 on HNNice work! It would be great if after clicking on the text within the podcast that matches my term, I was brought to that section of the transcript rather than to the beginning.
jcowdy on HN
Questions
How is transcription being funded and what models are used
From 3 comments
How are you guys affording the transcription bills? 25,000 episodes at 1 hour long, could cost 30,000 USD at a conservative market rate. Are you guys self funded?
Ferdows-ip on HNWhat software do you use to transcribe the speech? Whisper?
BonoboIO on HNHave you tweaked Whisper in any specific ways to improve accuracy?
71a54xd on HN
How are podcasts discovered for indexing
From 1 comment
How do you discover new podcasts to index?
rohit89 on HN
Is it legal to transcribe podcasts without permission
From 2 comments
Do you get permission from podcast creators? Because these transcripts are probably derivative works.
paulryanrogers on HNHate to be that guy, but is this legal? I would assume to do something like this you would need to have permission from each of the copyright holders.
dec0dedab0de on HN
Alternatives named
ListenNotes
From 2 comments
Surprised to see how many other small projects doing this same thing there are. Kinda seems like a solved problem with ListenNotes. Not affiliated, but I use the service a lot…
culi on HNI'd echo this. ListenNotes API is great and I thought podcast search was already solved for devs. I've always enjoyed this question on their FAQ that gives some tips for…
jonmc12 on HN
Podscribe
From 1 comment
Please take it as encouragement that this is a real business and not discouragement that it's been done but there are similar products in the market. We use podscribe at my…
tootie on HN
Snipd
From 1 comment
If anyone is interested, there's a podcast app called Snipd that integrates transcription. They also use AI to create chapters and snippets. It then creates a feed of snippets,…
rubslopes on HN
Steno.ai and Podscript.ai
From 2 comments
https://podscript.ai/ too!
nshm on HNalso adding https://steno.ai to the list
mickelsen on HN
Podscription.app
From 1 comment
Here's my crack at a podcast transcription website: https://podscription.app I made this while unemployed and the skills I learned from making it helped me land my new job!
SCUSKU on HN