NotebookLM is an AI-powered note-taking and research assistant that allows users to upload and interact with a variety of materials, including documents, PDFs, and websites. It can generate summaries, outlines, and audio overviews. It can also answer questions about the material, create study guides, and even generate interactive learning materials.
Centralized Information Hub:
NotebookLM allows you to upload multiple sources (up to 50) like PDFs, Google Docs, website URLs, and even YouTube videos to create a "notebook".
AI-Powered Insights:
The tool analyzes these sources and provides summaries, answers questions based on the content, and generates insights.
Interactive Features:
NotebookLM offers features like generating study guides, FAQs, timelines, and even creating a two-person conversation about the content.
Research and Writing Assistant:
It acts as a research assistant, helping you understand complex documents, explain ideas, and brainstorm connections within your chosen sources.
Focus on Privacy:
NotebookLM is designed to be privacy-focused, with Google stating that it does not use your personal data to train the AI model.
NotebookLM is available to all UCSB employees and can be accessed by going to notebook.google.com from your browser. Sign in using your UCSBNetID@ucsb.edu.