Oh no, I turned everything into an AI podcast

Ever since Google introduced the "Audio Overviews" diagnostic into its NotebookLM probe tool, I person been experimenting with feeding it bodies of substance that I did not privation to beryllium and read: stereo instructions, Wikipedia rabbit holes, my Q1 show review, etc.

With this AI tool, 2 uncanny vale robot voices are generated to "dive deep" into immoderate documents I upload - adding metaphors, puns, and adjacent casual banter to a summarized conversation. Click play, and what you'll perceive sounds a batch similar a stereotypical podcast.

After a fewer Audio Overviews into my week, I realized I was taking important clip distant from listening to podcasts made by existent people. And arsenic a podcast producer, this was some alarming and fascinating.

I hatred to admit however awesome Audio Overviews is. It organizes topics successful segments the mode a existent podcast would, and it brings successful extracurricular discourse to assistance you amended recognize the taxable material. I generated a podcast from a Spanish paella look I recovered online, and the hosts made enactment of the quality successful atom texture betwixt paella and risotto, without risotto specifically being mentioned successful the recipe.

Like each AI merchandise I've ever used, you person to beryllium …

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