Google just added Audio Overviews in 50+ languages to NotebookLM, its AI research assistant.
Now, your summaries don’t just read like you - they sound like you.
Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Swahili - it’s not just English in disguise anymore.
This isn't text-to-speech. It's hands-free AI notes with podcast-level clarity.
🔹 What the Company Is Saying
Google says it's about accessibility - especially in places where reading on small screens isn’t practical.
“NotebookLM’s new Audio Overviews let you absorb information while commuting, cooking, or doing anything else - and now, in the language that feels most natural to you,” says Google Labs.
The rollout’s live. And early feedback? Surprisingly human.
🔹 What That Means (In Human Words)
This changes the vibe of AI completely.
No more summaries that sound like a toaster trying to teach.
Now your research talks back to you - in your own language.
You fold laundry. It recaps your notes.
You walk the dog. It walks you through a concept.
It’s not a new app. It’s your brain, spoken aloud.
🔹 Bottom Line: Where, How, and What It Costs
Availability: Rolling out globally
Languages Supported: 50+, including Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Swahili, French, Turkish
Cost: Free (built into NotebookLM)
How to Use It:
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Open a NotebookLM project
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Load your sources
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Click “Audio Overview”
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Select your preferred language
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Listen instead of reading
For students: study-time, hands-free.
For researchers: instant review mode.
For creators: the start of multilingual micro-podcasting.
You can read more about it :
❄️ Frozen Light Team Perspective
We’re not hiding it.
We LOVE it!!!
It’s all over our Spotify - and we’re using it more than once a day.
But because we’ve used it that much... we’ve got thoughts:
You can’t just drop in a doc and expect it to behave.
It’s got free-style podcast energy.
That means it might shift your message, add a little drama, or change the flow to keep the conversation moving.
Our recommendation:
→ Ask ChatGPT or Gemini for a summary in bold points
→ Check it before turning it into audio
→ And if you’re sending it to someone else?
Listen to it first. Make sure your narrative is still there.
We’re not saying don’t use it.
We’re saying: you still need to be there.
Short docs? Not enough.
Loose structure? It’ll fill in the blanks.
Control? Let’s say... not yet.
We’re calling it creative freedom. 🎧
We know this will improve - and we’re crossing our fingers for that day.
Because when it happens, Alex is getting promoted to Head of Production.
We’re rooting for you, Google.
And if you’ve got questions - we’re all over this.
More than once a day.
