S6 Episode 9: Using AI-generated hosts to review my book 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 L anguage 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 Thanks for listening to Digitally Curious . You can buy the book that showcases these episodes at curious.click/order Your Host is Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill For more on Andrew - what he speaks about and recent talks, please visit ActionableFuturist.com Andrew's Social Channels Andrew on LinkedIn Andrew on YouTube @Andrew.Grill on Instagram Keynote speeches here Order Digitally Curious

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S6 Episode 9: Using AI-generated hosts to review my book Digitally Curious is an episode from The Practical Futurist Podcast by with Actionable Futurist® Andrew Grill.

This episode is 15:10 long.

This episode was published on Oct 8, 2024.

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