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NotebookLM’s "Audio Overviews" feature is now available in approximately 75 languages, including less commonly spoken ones such as Icelandic, Basque, and Latin. The audio for each language is generated by AI agents using "metaprompting," with the Gemini 2.5 Pro language model as the underlying system. At the same time, Google is moving to an audio production technology based entirely on Gemini’s multimodality, a development that does not bode well for providers focused exclusively on audio models.

As with AI-generated text, audio created by language models can also contain inaccuracies. This issue is especially pronounced in AI-generated podcasts, where large amounts of audio may be produced from minimal source text, and the conversion from text to dialogue constitutes a significant alteration of the original material.

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About 300 Google DeepMind employees in London are seeking to join the Communication Workers Union (CWU), reports the Financial Times. The workers want to challenge Google's decision to sell AI technology to defense groups and maintain ties with the Israeli government through Project Nimbus. The move comes after Google went back on its February promise not to develop AI for weapons or surveillance. Workers are worried their work could be used in the Gaza conflict, according to an engineer who spoke to the FT. Five employees have already quit over these concerns. A letter to management in May failed to address the issues. The CWU says the workers' main concerns are ethical, not financial. If the union is recognized, it could lead to management talks or potential strikes.

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China's President Xi Jinping called for greater self-reliance in AI development at a Politburo meeting on Friday. Xi emphasized that China must comprehensively advance technological innovation, industrial development, and AI applications using the new national system. He urged for political support in areas such as research, talent training, and intellectual property. Xi called for strengthening basic research and key technologies like high-performance chips and basic software. He also pushed for accelerating AI laws and regulations to ensure safety and control.

"We must recognise the gaps and redouble our efforts to comprehensively advance technological innovation, industrial development, and AI-empowered applications."

Xi Jinping

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