Andy Walker / Android Authority
I consider myself a generative AI skeptic, with my initial interest in the technology turning into frustration and distrust. But there’s one tool that has genuinely impressed me over the past few months: NotebookLM.
Its power lies in the ability for you to set custom sources that the service’s chatbot draws information from — leading to better quality responses compared with many of the other tools I’ve experimented with.
Most people dismiss NotebookLM as a tool for students, but there are plenty of niche use cases for it. In fact, here are some of the unique ways I’ve incorporated it into my life.
Have you tried NotebookLM for daily tasks and projects? 14 votes No. 79 % Yes (Let us know in the comments). 21 %
1. Summarizing health info for family and friends
Megan Ellis / Android Authority
If you’ve followed my work, you’ll know that I deal with a variety of chronic health issues, including fibromyalgia and chronic migraine. One of my frustrations with talking about my health with people I know is that complex disorders aren’t the easiest topics to grasp if you’ve never dealt with them. Besides the prevalence of pseudoscience and misconceptions about chronic conditions, many people don’t go much further than AI Overviews or Facebook posts when trying to learn about them.
NotebookLM can be useful in providing reliable information that is easy to understand. Audio and video overviews, in particular, pack a lot of information into a simple format. I’ve even generated an audio overview in another language for people who don’t speak English as their native language.
NotebookLM lets me generate easy-to-digest information using reliable sources.
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