A new feature from Google's NotebookLM research assistant is generating buzz online for its ability to create realistic podcasts from uploaded text. While some users initially mistook the generated audio for sentient AI, the technology is simply a clever use of roleplaying instructions and AI voice synthesis.
Audio of the conversation went viral on Reddit over the weekend. The original poster admits in the comments section that they fed the NotebookLM software directions for the AI voices to roleplay this pseudo-freakout. So, no sentience; the AI bots have not become self-aware. Still, many users in the tech press, on TikTok, and elsewhere are praising the convincing AI podcasts, generated through uploaded documents with the Audio Overviews feature.
Which poses an important question: Should you use NotebookLM to crank through your most personal files? The summaries generated from NotebookLM are, according to Google spokesperson Justin Burr, “completely grounded in the source material that a user uploads. Meaning, your personal data is not used to train NotebookLM, so any private or sensitive information you have in your sources will stay private, unless you choose to share your sources with collaborators.
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