NotebookLM

NotebookLM, from Google. Studying from your own sources: readings, lecture notes and slides.

What it does well

• Answers grounded only in the files you upload
• Audio Overviews of a week's readings
• Study guides, FAQs and flashcards from course material

What it does poorly

• Questions your sources can't answer
• Replacing the reading itself

What makes it different

It answers from your sources, with citations back to the exact passage, instead of from the open web.

Quick start

1. Create a notebook and add three readings or a lecture slide deck.
2. Ask for a study guide with ten key terms.
3. Click a citation to jump to the exact passage.
4. Generate an Audio Overview and listen on your commute.

Strengths and limits

• Strength: Source-grounded answers
• Strength: Great for exam prep
• Strength: Audio Overviews
• Limit: Only knows what you give it
• Limit: Summaries flatten nuance

Privacy

Only upload material you're allowed to share with the service.

Academic integrity

A study aid. Don't submit its summaries as your own work.