Are you having trouble understanding a specific subject?
Open NotebookLM to generate Google AI podcasts about any topic to receive an informative and engaging explanation!
Many created discussions on complicated subjects like historical mysteries. Others made wacky talk show-like summaries on mundane topics like farting.
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Google admits NotebookLM has flaws, such as its long processing times and English language limitations. Nevertheless, you can try NotebookLM for free today.
How to create Google AI podcasts
AI podcasts were not the intended purpose of NotebookLM. However, its new feature lets you generate one for any topic so that you can better understand it.
Try it with these steps:
- Go to NotebookLM at notebooklm.google.com.
- Then, click the Create button.
- Click Choose File to add text or audio files for Google AI podcast sources. Alternatively, select Docs and Slides from your Google Drive or add links from YouTube or other websites.
- Afterward, click the Generate button in the Notebook Guide section.
Beyond Google AI podcasts
Biao Wang, Product Manager at Google Labs, says the company created NotebookLM “to help you make sense of complex information.”
“When you upload your sources, it instantly becomes an expert, grounding its responses in your material with citations and relevant quotes,” he added.
Over the summer of 2024, the company expanded NotebookLM to power new features like Google Slides and web URL support.
On September 11, 2024, this AI tool gained a new feature called Audio Overview. It turns your documents into engaging audio discussions.
“With one click, two AI hosts start a lively ‘deep dive’ discussion based on your sources,” Wang explained.
Eventually, people used it to create Google AI podcasts on superficial and critical topics.
For example, someone from Reddit shared what happened when they submitted a document with nothing but the words “poop” and “fart.”
Surprisingly, the Google AI podcast started by pointing out the absurdity of the source material.
As a result, the discussion dug into the deeper meaning of the silly document.
Andrej Karpathy, a member of the OpenAI founding team, said on X that “Deep Dive” is his new favorite AI-generated podcast.
He created it in two hours by researching various sources.
“The more I listen, the more I feel like I’m becoming friends with the hosts and I think this is the first time I’ve actually viscerally liked an AI,” he wrote.