Google is launching Audio Overviews on NotebookLM in more than 50 languages including Arabic, starting this week. Audio Overviews, which turn uploaded sources into engaging, podcast-like conversations, were launched late last year in English.
With Gemini’s native audio support, people can now use Audio Overviews in their preferred language, and more updates will come to the feature based on users’ feedback. Audio Overviews are generated in the preferred language of the user’s account. This update also introduces a new “Output Language” option in NotebookLM’s settings. People can change the language at any time, making it easy to create multilingual content or study materials as needed.
For example, a teacher preparing a lesson on – climate change in the region can share resources in various languages — like an Arabic documentary, an English research paper and Spanish study reports — with students. The students can upload these and can generate an Audio Overview of key insights in their preferred language. This capability breaks down language barriers and makes the information more accessible to everyone.
The feature now generates podcasts in Modern Standard Arabic, and Egyptian colloquial Arabic, and the tool will add more dialects soon. NotebookLM is an AI-powered collaborator and is accessible on the web; notebook.google.com
