How Google’s Daily Listen Podcast Works
Google is now generating podcasts based on your interests and preferences, using AI technology to create a personalized daily podcast experience. The new feature, called Daily Listen, is now available on iOS and Android devices, and uses a combination of your search history and Discover feed to generate content.
How Daily Listen Works
To create the content, Google uses AI to summarize your top topics, generating a daily podcast that runs for about five minutes. The audio includes scrubber controls to allow you to play, pause, mute, go back, or jump ahead to the next story. A text transcript is also available, so you can read the summaries as well.
The AI Hosts
The Daily Listen is hosted by two AI bots, which introduce themselves in a trailer for the new podcast: "Hey there, and welcome to your Daily Listen, a new experimental audio show by Google… We’re your hosts, powered by AI and prepared to deliver a quick update each day exclusively for you."
A Google Labs Experiment
The Daily Listen is part of Google’s Google Labs, a platform for testing new AI-focused technology. If the feature sounds familiar, it’s because Google’s NotebookLM offers a similar option, where AI-based bots co-host a podcast based on your notes and research.
Accessing Daily Listen
The feature is now available, but you may not have access to it yet. To check, open the Google app on your iOS or Android device, tap the test tube icon at the top, select the card for Daily Listen, and turn on the switch to enable the podcast. Each day, you can find a new podcast in the Google app, based on your recent searches and the latest stories in your Discover feed.
FAQs
Q: What is Daily Listen?
A: Daily Listen is a new experimental podcast feature from Google, using AI to generate daily podcasts based on your interests and preferences.
Q: How does Daily Listen work?
A: Daily Listen uses AI to summarize your top topics, generating a daily podcast that runs for about five minutes, with scrubber controls and a text transcript.
Q: Who are the hosts of Daily Listen?
A: The hosts of Daily Listen are two AI bots, which are the same AI-based hosts found in Google’s NotebookLM.
Q: Is Daily Listen available on all devices?
A: No, Daily Listen is currently only available on iOS and Android devices, and only in English, in the US.
Q: What if I experience inaccuracies or audio glitches with Daily Listen?
A: Google cautions that inaccuracies and audio glitches may occur, as the feature is still in an early test phase. The company invites users to share feedback to fine-tune the quality and performance of the feature.
