AI Podcast of LSE AI & research guidance

 

This AI-generated podcast was created in 2-3 minutes using Google's NotebookLM tool based on the URLs of the webpages in LSE's guidance on generative AI in research. It's a great introductory overview to the guidance and while it still suffers from mild hallucinations as with any large language model (for example the characters overstate the efficiency of AI literature search platforms), this is a fantastic way to transform any kind of information into an engaging format - just not to be relied upon as a critical information source.

NotebookLM is still experimental as of Oct 2024 but given its immediate viral success there's hope to expand features including allowing users to tweak parameters like focusing on particular topics, choosing different voices etc. It's particularly useful as a simple way to boost Knowledge Exchange and Impact by creating a podcast of your paper. If it's not perfect first time, it's free to use and doesn't take much effort to click the 'generate' button again and wait a few more minutes.

Note as always to be aware of copyright or personal / confidential data breaches - Google will save everything you upload so make sure you've taken appropriate steps for consent / copyright / anonymisation before uploading any data.