Google can turn your Discover feed into an AI-generated podcast.

Google Tests Experimental AI Feature to Create Personalized Podcasts

Introducing Daily Listen: A New Way to Stay Informed

Google is testing an innovative AI feature that creates a personalized podcast using your Search and Discover feed history. Dubbed "Daily Listen," this feature is now rolling out to Android and iOS users in the US through Google’s Search Labs.

How Daily Listen Works

Daily Listen references search data and Discover feed interactions to identify which news articles would be of most interest to the user. It then summarizes those stories and topics into a roughly five-minute audio overview, complete with a text transcript and audio scrubber controls to play, pause, mute, rewind, or skip to the next story.

Features and Functionality

• The feature is available in the personalized widget carousel underneath the Search bar at the top of the Google app.
• A "Related stories" tab appears at the bottom of the audio player, allowing users to like or disapprove of each story with a thumbs up/down, and explore new topics.

Will Daily Listen Become a Permanent Feature?

While there’s no word on when or if this feature will be rolled out to the wider public, Google’s AI Search Overviews were tested in a similar way via Search Labs before launching to a general audience last year. It’s possible that Daily Listen may one day become a persistent feature, though it’s unclear whether users will be able to opt out as easily as they can with AI Overviews.

FAQs

Q: What is Daily Listen?
A: Daily Listen is an experimental AI feature that creates a personalized podcast using your Search and Discover feed history.

Q: How does Daily Listen work?
A: Daily Listen references search data and Discover feed interactions to identify which news articles would be of most interest to the user, and then summarizes those stories and topics into a roughly five-minute audio overview.

Q: How do I access Daily Listen?
A: Daily Listen is available in the personalized widget carousel underneath the Search bar at the top of the Google app.

Q: Will Daily Listen become a permanent feature?
A: There’s no word on when or if this feature will be rolled out to the wider public, but it’s possible that it may one day become a persistent feature.