I maybe late to the NotebookLM train but I’m blown away. From Google’s page “…Audio Overview [turns] your documents into engaging audio discussions. With one click, two AI hosts start up a lively “deep dive” discussion based on your sources. They summarize your material, make connections between topics, and banter back and forth. You can even download the conversation and take it on the go.”
I dropped this 22 page academic paper “My Boyfriend is AI”: A Computational Analysis of Human-AI Companionship in Reddit’s AI Community into a notebook. Then, by clicking on the Audio Overview function, Google’s Gemini generated a 2-person interview style podcast after about 20 minutes. I actually clicked twice accidentally, and it made a second one. You can listen or download them: Podcast 1, Podcast 2.
And for additional listening – here is the IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C as a 2-person podcast. And a podcast on the “IPCC Global Warming Policy Makers Summary”.
The audio dialog, voices, life-likeness is amazing. Have a listen and compare it to the written paper.