Google announced a new feature in which users of the application NotebookLM They will be able to turn their own research into a podcast ‘fake’ between two people, from the use of artificial intelligence. According to the company, these ‘presenters’ “They will summarize the material, make connections between topics, and exchange jokes.”
The goal is to leverage existing features of NotebookLMwhich is used to interact with all user notes, transcripts and other research documents. This application already uses the artificial intelligence model Gemini from Google to do a certain research, and this is kind of an audio version of it.
As for the ”jokes” that the fake presenters can make, They try to make them sound as real as possiblealthough it will be a difficult task for the company. Another problem could be that artificial intelligence makes jokes in serious research. Google assures: ”It is not a complete or objective view of a topic, but simply a reflection” from user notes.
Audio Overview It also has other limitations, as Google says it can take several minutes to generate a podcast-like conversation and is only available in English. As with many AI tools, it isn’t always accurate, so it will likely be updated and refined over time.
Google Photos introduced a new feature with artificial intelligence
Google started testing a new feature called ”Ask Photos”which allows the user explore your image library in new ways. The tool, which the company first introduced in May, has been used since its inception in the United States and is expected to be available in Latin America soon.
Using the models of Google Gemini Artificial Intelligencethe application Photos will offer an answer based on the content of your photos, as well as display images relevant to your question. For example, the user will be able to ask questions like “What did we visit on our last vacation?”, to which the new tool will respond. you will quickly find what you are looking for.
In addition, the company assured that it can even be used Ask Photos to complete tasks, such as summarizing things the user has done on their last vacation or choosing the best photos of their family to put in a shared album. It is possible to register on the waiting list to access Ask Photos on the Google website.
By using this new feature, Google will allow changing what it now calls ”classic search”or the current way of finding images. But the North American company is also improving this, as you can now search for images using natural language. In addition, you can sort search results by date or relevance. This feature is currently rolling out in English on Android and iOS, with support for more languages coming in the “coming weeks.”
In preparation for this change, Google Photos has replaced the Library tab with a new page called Collection, whose primary function is to make it easier to find photos and videos.
Source: Ambito
