Civic Conversations
Larry Toole is the Saratoga Springs resident who has created Saratoga Civic Pulse, a unique platform leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance civic engagement.
SCP addresses the challenge of staying informed in a time-constrained world by offering concise summaries of government meetings in the form of AI-powered podcasts. Using Large Language Models (LLMs), Toole’s system analyzes meeting videos and minutes to generate summaries delivered through AI-generated voices. Toole is a proponent of inclusive AI policy development, and his project aligns with the broader movement to democratize AI discourse.
This article was written using NotebookLM, a Google tool powered by Gemini 2.0, to collaboratively organize research and efficiently summarize key insights. NotebookLM, with Gemini 2.0’s advanced capabilities, enabled a seamless workflow for analyzing diverse source materials, highlighting relevant information, and crafting a compelling narrative.
NotebookLM also generated what Google calls an “Audio Overview” of Larry’s story. As you’ll see, it sounds like two radio reporters conversing but they’re merely AI-generated voices.
Larry Toole is the creator of Saratoga Civic Pulse, which promises to revolutionize the reporting of public meetings.
Larry already has 150 subscribers after launching SCP in November.