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Oct 19, 2024

People are using Google study software to make AI podcasts—and they’re weird and amazing

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“All right, so today we are going to dive deep into some cutting-edge tech,” a chatty American male voice says.


NotebookLM, which was originally marketed as a study tool, has taken a life of its own among users. The company is now working on adding more customization options, such as changing the length, format, voices, and languages, Martin said. Currently it’s supposed to generate podcasts only in English, but some users on Reddit managed to get the tool to create audio in French and Hungarian.

Yes, it’s cool—bordering on delightful, even—but it is also not immune from the problems that plague generative AI, such as hallucinations and bias.

Here are some of the main ways people are using NotebookLM so far.

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