Google's viral AI podcast tool can chat in over 50 languages now and it aced my Spanish test
Published on: 2025-08-04 03:00:00
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Google's experimental AI notebook, NotebookLM, went viral because of its Audio Overview feature, which transforms text content into a podcast with two AI hosts. The discussion format helps break up dense content into a lively conversation, making it more digestible and especially great for studying or understanding content thoroughly -- and it is now coming to more languages.
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On Tuesday, Google announced that Audio Overview is expanding to over 50 more languages, powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro. The complete list includes Spanish, Afrikaans, and more. You can hear the two Audio Overview AI hosts break down the news in the YouTube video below.
The update includes a new "Output Language" option in NotebookLM's settings. This option allows you to change the language of the audio and chat responses anytime, making it easier to create content in another language.
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