Generated by AI: Google transforms the news feed into a personalized podcast 18 comments
A swipe from left to right opens the personal news feed on Android, called Discover. From its content, Google is now building a very individual podcast called “Daily Listen” which summarizes the content in around 5 minutes.
5 minute podcast as a summary
Using data from Google Search and Google Discover, Google attempts to determine which content is particularly interesting for the user and will in the future make it possible to create a podcast summary from the suggested content. Initially, the new function is only available to users in the United States, but not only for Android smartphones, but also for iPhones on which the Google app is used. Daily listings appear to users under the search bar in the Google app and are automatically updated daily. Clicking the button opens and starts playing. Users will then also see a transcript of the podcast and will be able to view content related to the podcast topics and thus read the sources.
NotebookLM as a technical basis
Technically, Daily Listen is most likely based on the AI achievements that Google recently celebrated with audio preview in NotebookLM. NotebookLM allows users, among other things, to automatically create podcasts based on sources or individual texts using AI.
Websites only serve as a data source
What can be an enjoyable way for the user to consume content, based on their personal interests, reinforces many publishers’ fears that fewer and fewer readers will end up clicking through to the website itself via Google. In Google Search, Google now displays many search results in such detail and evaluates the data that the questions are answered directly in the search and it is no longer necessary to visit the website, that is- i.e. the actual source of the content. Thanks to AI-generated content and its increased use, including within ChatGPT, websites only serve as content sources for these services.
Themes: Android Apps Google Apps iOS-App Podcast Smartphones Quelle: 9to5google.com
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