Google is kicking off a new experiment in Search Labs today called “Daily Listen.” It’s a bit like NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews, while there are also podcast parallels.
Through Discover and Search, Google is aware of what you are interested in. Daily Listen takes all that into account to create a 5 minute or so episode that provides an overview of stories and topics that you follow.
This personalized AI-powered audio experiment will appear in the “Space” carousel underneath the Search bar at the top of the Google app on Android and iOS. Tapping the Daily Listen card, which is dated and labeled “Made for you,” launches a fullscreen player.
Badged with the Gemini sparkle, Daily Listen shows a text transcript where cover art usually appears. Noting how “Generative AI is experimental,” you can give it thumbs up/down feedback.
Then there’s a scrubber with sections denoted, while controls include play/pause, 10-second rewind, next story, playback speed, and mute if you just want to read the transcript.
At the bottom, you can scroll through “Related stories” corresponding to each section with the ability to “Search for more” and thumbs up/down the interest. A docked player appears at the top of the screen as you browse.
Android and iOS users in the US can enable Daily Listen in Search Labs from the top-left corner of the Google app. The experiment is rolling out starting today. It will then take a day for the first episode to appear.
Google previously used Search Labs to test features like Notes and Talk to a Live Representative.
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