Tinkering Round With Illuminate (AI Audio) – Kevin’s Meandering Thoughts

Google continues to experiment and broaden using AI-generated audio. It’s “podcast” function in its NotebookLM is fascinating (and a bit unsettling) however Google additionally has its Illuminate platform. Illuminate turns PDF analysis paperwork into audio discussions by parsing out the primary concepts and making a ‘dialogue’ amongst AI voices.

I attempted it out, and located a paper about Linked Studying within the Illuminate library. Inside seconds, it had created a 3 minute audio file, with transcripts, and entry to the unique doc. Illiuminate additionally lets you open a chat field and ask questions of the doc itself as you take heed to the audio evaluation. (The responses are textual content, not audio, however I think sooner or later, that might change.)

Right here is an article about Google’s work on audio.

Here’s a hyperlink to my Illuminate file on Linked Studying. It is going to most likely power you to make an account, so determine that for your self. The picture above reveals you what I’m seeing, besides I layered a screenshot of the particular PDF article onto the dashboard itself. You possibly can obtain the audio file to be used elsewhere. (Hearken to the file generated for Linked Studying right here, by way of Vocaroo internet hosting).

I feel this might be an fascinating solution to parse by analysis paperwork, and collect info. The audio will probably get higher. You possibly can’t add PDFs instantly, however you possibly can present URLs for Illuminate to make use of.

Is that this good? Dangerous? Once more, as with the audio function in NotebookLM, I’m not but positive how to consider it. However I stay curious. And proceed to play.

Peace (diving in),
Kevin