Lessons While Using Generative Language and Audio For Practical Use Cases

The text discusses the author's experience of using generative AI to create German conversational audio for language learning, highlighting various challenges and lessons encountered throughout the process. The project involved generating conversations using a language model (LLM), converting these conversations into audio via Bark, and repeating this process across numerous themes. Key difficulties included ensuring structured output from the LLM, dealing with inaccuracies in generated content, and managing parsing issues. The author also faced limitations with the available German speakers in Bark's model and encountered unexpected errors in the audio. Despite these challenges, the project proved useful for the author's personal learning, emphasizing the importance of testing assumptions, writing fault-tolerant code, and continuously checking the generated content to optimize the use of resources.