TLDR? Turn "Save for Later" into "Listen Now"

Hey there,

Ever find yourself saving articles you never get around to reading?

The "save for later" feature on websites and apps is a digital black hole for me.

While I can scan text faster with my eyes, voice content is my go-to when moving around.

What if you could listen to compelling short-form of that long-form content?

And no, I don't mean some janky AI-generated summary combined with Text-to-Speech.

Enter Google NotebookLM - an experimental service with a super simple workflow:

• Upload or paste content into NotebookLM

• Get instant study guides, FAQs, timelines, and briefing docs

• Create an AI-generated audio "Deep Dive" - like a short radio show

I tested it out with Cynthia Brumfield's weekly Metacurity summary, a newsletter I subscribe to but struggle to keep up with.

Here's the audio Deep Dive…

Pretty decent right?

The entire script and voices are AI-generated from the newsletter content. After you upload your content, you will receive a downloadable WAV file in a few minutes.

I could also imagine using this for employee security awareness, briefings and training content.

If Google doesn’t kill it, NotebookLM might just be a super easy tool to turn our "save for later" habit into a "listen now" reality.

Have you tried any AI tools to help manage your content consumption?

Cheers,

Craig