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wenbin ◴[] No.41872782[source]
NotebookLM is contributing to fake podcasts across the internet, with over 1,300 and counting:

https://github.com/ListenNotes/ai-generated-fake-podcasts/bl...

Google is taking a different approach this time, moving quickly. While NotebookLM is indeed a remarkable tool for personal productivity and learning, it also opens the door for spammers to mass-produce content that isn't meant for human consumption.

Amidst all the praise for this project, I’d like to offer a different perspective. I hope the NotebookLM team sees this and recognizes the seriousness of the spam issue, which will only grow if left unaddressed. If you know someone on the team, please bring this to their attention - Could you please provide a tool or some plain-English guidelines to help detect audio generated by NotebookLM? Is there a watermark or any other identifiable marker that can be used?

Just recently, a Hacker News post highlighted how nearly all Google image results for "baby peacock" are AI-generated: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41767648

It won't be long before we see a similar trend with low-quality, AI-generated fake podcasts flooding the internet.

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1. tonygiorgio ◴[] No.41873476[source]
This is like saying: “Text based LLMs should do more to stop people from publishing the results of what they produce”

NotebookLM seems wonderful for digesting various content in an alternative way. It’s not a “fake podcast” either.

Nobody is saying that the audio output should or should not be published somewhere. That’s a user decision for both publishing and subscribing.

Indexes and discovery on the internet is where you advocate policing instead of nit picking a useful tool.