Google’s AI tool turns YouTube videos into podcasts – here’s how to try it yourself

As an avid listener of podcasts who additionally loves a very good, in-depth informational YouTube video, I think that Google’s NotebookLM newest replace will be oddly satisfying for these fascinated with one of the best of each worlds.  

NotebookLM, Google’s synthetic intelligence (AI)-powered pocket book, now permits customers to transform prolonged YouTube movies into “concise AI-generated podcasts, saving time and rising examine effectivity.” This newest NotebookLM functionality comes on the heels of September replace that permits customers to add public YouTube URLs and audio information straight into their pocket book and generate examine guides. 

Whereas this replace will not be fitted to vlogs or GRWM movies, for those who watch debates, conferences, interviews, and different such informational content material on YouTube, this could possibly be a useful software — particularly for those who take pleasure in digesting new data whereas commuting lengthy distances or, say, spending the day on the park. Primarily, you may curate your personal podcast episodes and hear on the go, which is not all the time doable with a YouTube video for those who’re not linked to WiFi. 

NotebookLM remains to be within the experimental section, however the digital pocket book has been increasing its supply base since its 2023 launch. NotebookLM collects notes — known as “sources” — which will be PDFs, Google Docs or Slides, pasted textual content, audio information, YouTube hyperlinks, or net URLs.

The way to flip YouTube movies into AI podcasts 

First, go to the NotebookLM web site or Google Labs and click on Attempt NotebookLM. You may want a Google account to check in and create a brand new pocket book or to entry an current one. 

Click on on “Hyperlink” within the supply choice space, select “YouTube” and paste your required YouTube video URL. Choose “Generate” within the Audio Overview part to create your AI podcast.

Google has cautioned that the Audio Overview function producing the AI podcast has limitations; for instance, it could possibly take a number of minutes to generate an Audio Overview for bigger notebooks, and the outcomes can comprise inaccuracies.