How to Use NotebookLM (Google's New AI Tool)

I love this guy, No clickbait. no sudden scene changes with flashy color. Just pure gold information content. Thanks for your good honest work

As a 66 year old dev, if you take 30 years from me I would be creating my own NotebookLM youtube channel. This is the other half of AI, it's massive. I'm usuning it to learn mandarin and feel like a 15 year old again, day by day it gets better

this is the review , we want. no youtube baits , no redundant talk , just pure information and talk to archive goal of video. Brother , you did geat job. love it. also google did it wonderful. private authorative info fed in 1 secound and that A.I. is in our hand is amazing. we can lean from exact book with 100% surity is amazing.

Speaking of IT, I just took Notebook LM and created a notebook specifically for all my notes and information on SYNOLOGY NETWORK ATTACHED STORAGE device. I got data from PDFs, my own notes, tons of video and put it all into sources in the Notebook. It took me maybe an hour. Then I sat back and started asking NotebookLM questions about Synology devices and it just hit homerun after homerun with the correct answer. It corrected me where my knowledge of faulty. It provided me with things I didn't know. Where I am not specifically providing information, it seems to be coming up with reasoned answers. I called my Notebook Synology Consultant because it's like having a high paid Synology Consultant at my beck and call. I'm working on a book about politics in Star Trek. Suddenly this just got a whole lot easier. I hope Google doesn't toss this out. There is an incredible amount of potential here.

"I don't know why I always say 'please'" - there actually was some research published last year which showed using 'please' and being polite improved performance on benchmarks. It kinda makes sense, in the training material it is going to see people asking questions and it is also going to see that polite requests tend to get more/better responses from others.

This is such a gamechanger for research papers omg. Research work literally is the main task and is getting accelerated so much with the citation feature - amazing 😂

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📝 Overview of Notebook LM and its features - Introduction to Notebook LM, a new platform by Google for note-taking and information management. - Features include organizing notes, formatting, and searching through the interface. - Steven Johnson, a leader in the project, aims to create a true second brain experience using AI. 01:21 📚 Creating and organizing notebooks - Notebooks are the main organizational unit in Notebook LM, each dedicated to a specific project. - Users can create new notebooks, add titles, and organize information within them. - The interface allows for easy navigation and management of multiple notebooks. 02:15 📑 Adding and managing sources - Users can add sources from Google Drive, PDFs, or copied text, which serve as the basis for AI interactions. - Sources are summarized, and full contents can be accessed for reference. - Multiple sources can be added simultaneously, providing a comprehensive context for AI interactions. 04:47 💬 Interacting with the AI - The AI interface allows for conversational interactions, where users can ask questions, request summaries, or seek insights. - Users can choose from suggested questions or customize their queries based on specific needs. - The AI provides structured responses, which can be further refined or expanded upon as needed. 08:21 🛠️ Use cases and applications - Notebook LM offers various use cases, including reading comprehension, meeting note synthesis, and writing assistance. - Source-grounded AI ensures that information is drawn from trusted sources, enhancing credibility and reliability. - Users can leverage the platform for tasks such as summarizing articles, generating proposals, or exploring new ideas. 09:16 📖 Reading comprehension and knowledge synthesis - Users can upload complex texts, such as academic papers, for summarization and comprehension assistance. - The AI can extract key points, provide explanations, and generate insights based on the uploaded content. - Users can explore specific topics, request examples, or translate information into different formats. 11:31 📝 Meeting note synthesis - Notebook LM facilitates the synthesis of meeting transcripts, allowing users to extract key points and insights efficiently. - Detailed transcripts can be processed and summarized, saving time and improving productivity. - Users can generate proposals, letters, or reports based on synthesized meeting notes. 14:58 ✍️ Writing assistance and ideation - The platform assists users in various stages of the writing process, from editing and rewriting to generating new ideas. - Users can receive suggestions for improving existing articles, converting formats, or exploring related topics. - Notebook LM supports ideation by generating research avenues, exploring connections between topics, and providing inspiration for new content. 18:38 📝 Generating article ideas and outlines with NotebookLM - Utilizing NotebookLM to brainstorm article ideas. - Crafting outlines with specific examples to enhance content. - Iteratively refining article titles and outlines through collaborative interaction with the AI. 21:10 📚 Setting up Readwise for efficient content import - Configuring Readwise to sync highlights and notes from various sources. - Integrating Readwise with Google Drive and NotebookLM for seamless content utilization. - Ensuring proper export settings in Readwise to optimize content organization in Google Docs. 23:19 🛠️ Acknowledging limitations and challenges of NotebookLM - Recognizing the experimental nature of the platform and associated bugs. - Highlighting constraints such as source format limitations and a maximum of 20 sources. - Anticipating future improvements while navigating current obstacles in AI-driven content creation. 24:43 🔄 Unifying creative processes with NotebookLM - Describing NotebookLM as an integrated space for reading, research, note-taking, and writing. - Emphasizing the seamless transition between different stages of content creation. - Positioning NotebookLM as a tool for maintaining productivity and staying in a creative flow state. Made w

I started using this before it could create study guides, and I’ve been enjoying it a lot. So glad to see it here!

Who better than Tiago Forte to present a breakthrough technology for PKM and writing. Thank you, Tiago, for bringing this to our attention and I look forward to exploring this technology.

I have tried it with some work on Analytical Philosophy of History I am into currently: it is outstanding. It will save me days of summarization, contextualizing, connections, examination of sources. Thank you so much for sharing.

One of the aspects of this tool made me think of the old chestnut "the more things change the more they stay the same", particularly in regards to the letter he had it compose to the IT worker. Eventually this tech will become ubiquitous, and at that time having AI compose an email and site 10+ sources will be utilized by all parties involved in the communication loop, which would be more appropriate in a dynamic other than "Boss/Employee". Given the AI on each side can offer up as many citations as the other can, it would in essence devolve into an automated bandying about of AI quips and quotes between each other, rather like watching two people have their droids compete against the other to ascertain whom will assert absolute dominance. At that point, people will will have to resort back to the things that they hold within their own memory and consciousness as the blocks upon which they would shape and build their own thoughts.

Incredible! The world is literally changing by day. Thank you for highlighting this tool for us, Tiago!

Fantastic video! Appreciate the specific use cases you shared. I was struggling with how I might use NotebookLM and you helped me figure it out. Thank you! 👍👏

I've been looking for this kind of program for awhile. Thank you Tiago

This overview rocks! Practical and a delight to follow along and learn. I thought I had a handle on. Google Notebook, now I realize I can do SO MUCH more with Readwise - which I already use. I'm pumped.

Can’t wait to try this out. Looks fantastic gets past the problem of the kind of generic response and generalised answers or having to put everything into a document and uploading it each time.

If it was from anybody other than Google I'd be very interested. Due to the frequency of them killing off tools just on a whim, I'm not going to invest my time on something that likely won't exist right when I need it.

Wow... A very smart move to go into this direction. People who use note-taking apps are usually diligent/smart/educated people. It will train Google AI capability into different quality level. It captures well-thought writings and picks the brain of smart people. Usually when we use current AI apps, we just take from the AI. But, with note taking, we actually give.

I was using NotebookLM casually but you’ve really opened up some different possibilities for me and explained it clearly. Thank you so much!

Tiago you are so well read sir. You have read thousands of amazing books. Thank you for making this video.