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A little-known AI notebook tool from Google is going viral for its Audio Overviews that mimic the speech cadence of podcasters. Here’s how to try it out.

According to Google, NotebookLM is powered by the tech giant's most capable model, Gemini 1.5 Pro, making it a powerful personalised AI research assistant. Recently, the tool's prowess was in the spotlight when an audio clip posted to X, showcasing AI hosts speaking in natural, even humorous tones, went viral.

A Google research tool called NotebookLM has been going viral thanks to a feature that transforms text documents into lively podcast-style conversations. Why it matters: Businesses see AI's future in its power to streamline work processes — but the public keeps getting hooked by its ability to impersonate humans.

NotebookLM from Google can use AI to summarize and query multiple documents on one topic—and you can even turn your notes into Audio Overviews, customized podcasts.

Google isn't the only firm to be playing around with AI-powered bots that sound like humans. OpenAI is also in the market with its own voice-assistant to match the one in the movie Her. That was human-to-bot contact, but no less odd for it.

Google's AI-based Audio Overview feature has a male and female voice discussing about the uploaded content, even interrupting each other in a realistic fashion