I haven’t written much recently. Seems after 20 years of monthly commitment to the craft, I needed a break. Not so much because of ‘writer’s block’ as realizing that most of my recent posts were about the same subject. As our daughter said, ‘Dad, I don’t have a conversation with you anymore that you don’t mention AI.”
Then today I discovered something new – and the writing gods called me to share. It was a ‘you’re kidding me’ moment… about… AI.
Google NotebookLM is one of the best uses of AI I’ve seen. In its own words: “NotebookLM is an AI-powered tool designed to help users comprehend and interact with complex information. Users can upload various source types, such as documents, web pages, and audio files, into separate notebooks to organize their projects.”
After reading that, I uploaded the PDF version of my book – a compilation of my newsletters, magazine articles and blogs that we published five years ago – then I asked NotebookLM to create a podcast that focused on many of the key themes. One minute later two AI-generated hosts discussed my book in a conversational style that is spot-on accurate and comes across as authentic.
If you’re interested, here’s a link to ‘their’ discussion of some of the best stories and lessons learned from Words Flow Through Me. (FYI… when they refer to ‘the source’ or ‘the author’… that’s me.) Enjoy!