Now the AI also makes podcasts, although to do so it will have to be fed with files. The tool that allows you to convert PDF into podcast belongs to Google and is called Open NotebookLM.
For those unfamiliar with Google’s AI experiment, NotebookLM is a research assistant platform that takes user-uploaded documents and uses Gemini 1.5 pro to offer a note-taking-first approach to interacting with the information. found in the document.
As it is a tool that can be accessed from the browser, there is no compatibility issues between Windows, Android or macOS. Any user can use Open NotebookLM from a mobile phone, notebook or tablet.
The software generate a summary of all documents loaded into the user’s notebook and allows the user to ask questions about the material. Once the information is processed, NotebookLM responds with appropriate citations of the uploaded documents.
The rise of this technology has allowed solutions to current problems to be created. In the case of Open NotebookLM, its greatest advantage is that any PDF file becomes a podcast.
For text processing, the model used is Llama 3.1, the character limit is 100 mil which means that there should be no problem when uploading large files.
Of course, topics with hundreds of pages that are too specific may not be able to be processed in their entirety. And although its scope is broad, the alternative of open source It may lack the testing and thoroughness that typically accompany commercial products.
Users should approach these tools with caution, especially when handling sensitive or confidential documents.
With solid performance
And while it’s not as capable as Gemini, MeloTTS provides solid text-to-speech performance for the project, and users can adjust the tone of the AI between “fun” and “formal.” In addition, it supports more than ten languages, with Spanish, French and German among the options.
The emergence of Open NotebookLM represents a significant change in the AI landscape. It is an example of how the barrier to entry for creating sophisticated AI applications is being lowered, allowing more diverse and innovative solutions to emerge.
Not everyone may see the usefulness of this tool, but for those people who are studying reality it is completely different.
But the possibilities go beyond that, being able to upload PDF documents, add a URL from which to obtain the information, ask about something specific in the document, select the tone of the response, the duration of the audio and the language among the one where Castilian is found.
The interesting thing when creating the podcast is that the tool generates an audio file in which two people discuss the topic the document is about. Yes, create a podcast with all the lyrics that users can then listen to while doing other tasks and thus make it easier for them to learn this topic.