Through your Denison Google account, you can now access Google NotebookLM, an experimental AI research assistant that enhances document analysis and study. Among its many reported capabilities, it can create summaries, answer questions, and generate study aids. It can even turn articles into podcasts! For a more in-depth look at how this technology is being used, check out the Chronicle article, “Those Voices On the Podcast? Listen Closely.”
Did I mention it’s experimental? Here is an example of an AI-generated podcast based on my piece, Can AI Pass the Test, Part I: Of Centaurs and Cyborgs. It’s not perfect, but the format and conversational style is very NPR-like. If nothing else, it’s a fun ego boost to hear your name in a podcast. |