S6 Episode 9: Using AI-generated hosts to review my book Digitally Curious

Digitally Curious

Many will know that I’ve just published my new book, Digitally Curious: Your Guide to Navigating the Future of AI and All Things Tech, which is now available worldwide.
The reception has been overwhelmingly positive, and I believe it is a book that will help many people better understand the technology surrounding us.

I’ve already been interviewed on several podcasts about the book, and you can find links to these below.

I wanted to showcase the book on the podcast, but it would be strange for me to interview myself.

I recently presented at the Skillsoft London Perspectives event at the Shard on “The future of work in the age of AI.”

I always strive to present the latest thinking in my keynotes, and as part of my research, I wanted to try out the new Google product Notebook LM, which stands for Notebook Language Model.

You can access it via notebooklm.google

In Google’s own words: NotebookLM is your personalised AI research assistant powered by Google's most capable model, Gemini 1.5 Pro.

One cool feature is the ability to upload your data and turn it into a podcast with two AI-generated hosts.

I decided to try this out with the book. I uploaded the book's PDF, which contains 74,000 words, and pushed the button to make a podcast.

I did nothing else. Five minutes later, what you hear on this episode is what was produced verbatim.
I’ve not edited the 12-minute AI-generated episode in any way.

I don’t think this will immediately replace podcasts or podcast hosts. However, it may be a new way to present written information.

We all have different learning styles, and so perhaps this would help people who prefer to listen instead of reading content.

I look forward to your thoughts on this and the content from my AI hosts about the book.

If you’d like to pick up a copy of the book head to curious.click/order, and as always, I encourage you to stay curious.

Resources
NotebookLM
AI in Education Podcast with Nadio Granata
Silicon UK Podcast on Digitally Curious
Purchase Digitally Curious

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