What you need to know

• NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews just got interactive, letting users chat with AI hosts after podcasts are created.
• You can now use your voice to ask AI hosts for more details or explanations during a podcast.
• The app’s new three-panel interface makes managing and creating content easier: “Sources” for project info, “Chat” for AI discussions, and “Studio” for creating new content.

NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews just got a whole lot more interactive. After a successful year, NotebookLM is letting users have actual conversations with its AI Audio Overview hosts.

Google has introduced a new feature that lets you interact with AI hosts of generated podcasts. After a podcast is created, you can turn on “Interactive Mode” and hit “Join” to start chatting live with the AI hosts.