A Google research tool called NotebookLM has been going viral thanks to a feature that transforms text documents into lively podcast-style conversations. Why it matters: Businesses see AI's future in its power to streamline work processes — but the public keeps getting hooked by its ability to impersonate humans.

With this Google tool, you can now listen to a show about any topic you could possibly imagine. You won’t believe your ears.

It’s a sad, funny, and often unnerving listen, especially when the male presenter talks about phoning his wife after learning that he’s only an AI, to find that she didn’t exist and the number he was phoning wasn’t even real. There are shades of a Black Mirror episode to the whole thing!

If you enjoy digesting new information while on the go, this latest update to Google NotebookLM could prove quite handy.

NotebookLM from Google can use AI to summarize and query multiple documents on one topic—and you can even turn your notes into Audio Overviews, customized podcasts.

Learn more about how you can use NotebookLM to create a podcast based on a website, a Google doc, or a YouTube video.