Audio generation app Huxe, founded by former NotebookLM developers, shuts down

As AI models get better, they are able to convert one format to another, from text to audio, and audio to video. Companies that focus on only one kind of conversion modality for consumers might find it difficult to bring long-term usage and revenue to their apps.

Because of AI, companies are shipping features fast and bringing their products to feature parity, which might affect some startups. In Huxe’s case, generating a podcast about a topic became a commoditized feature in many apps and services. This could have proved difficult to scale the service to millions of users and have them pay for the app.