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CastBox is the YouTube of audio that uses Artificial Intelligence
Podcasts came as a response to those who prophesied the end of the radio. The possibility of being heard anytime, anywhere and on different platforms has been gathering more and more fans for this new way of listening to the radio.For the Chinese, Wang Xiaoyu became the reason to leave her work at Google and focus on the creation of the Castbox app, which now has more than 13 million listeners, with podcasts in 70 different languages.But what is different about this podcast that, in 2017, received 16 million dollars in investment?With Android and iOS versions, the app acts as a smart podcast aggregator. Using artificial intelligence, it allows users to search for keywords within podcasts.
That is, it is possible to look for terms spoken in the programs and that are not necessarily in text in the description of the content and already they are more than 50 million episodes those that support this type of search.
You can also add favorite channels, download episodes, view playback history, and receive recommendations for new shows based on your tastes.One of Xiaoyu's goals is for the app to become as popular for podcasts as YouTube is for online videos. For now, the application seems to be on the right track, having already received praise from the CEO of Google.

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