*Get your buyer's guide to note-taking apps* - uz0ydchnaf0.typeform.com/to/T193XeXp TIMESTAMPS: 00:02 - Introduction to Google Notebook LM 00:16 - Key features: AI, podcast notes, research & study uses 00:33 - Overview of Notebook LM’s experimental launch 01:11 - Chat-like experience and working with multiple sources 02:26 - Adding and managing sources (Google Docs, PDFs, UA-cam, etc.) 03:53 - Note-saving and organizing functions 04:26 - Advanced AI capabilities: creating study guides, summaries, and related ideas 05:20 - The podcast feature: turning notes into audio 07:00 - Use cases for students, researchers, and journaling 09:30 - Notebook LM’s future potential in the note-taking landscape 10:40 - Predictions for AI’s role in productivity and note-taking
Wow I can't wait to fully invest in this app for love it for 2 years until Google unceremoniously kills it and deletes all my un-exportable data from it!
I've been using this for about a month, and it's incredibly useful. I upload earnings reports and the associated earnings calls, then listen to the podcast to get a simple overview. It's much more engaging than just reading the reports themselves. If something sounds interesting, I can delve into the reports myself and ask questions.
@@ibanker the information is based on the sources and companies always try to put their results and projections into the best light. So yeah, it does mean the message is generally optimistic. It’s just an easy way for me to get a feel without having to listen to the whole earnings calls and then
I'm in the construction industry. I will oftentimes put the specifications of a project in a notebook and use this instead of 'CTRL + F' in a PDF. It is wayyyy more useful. "What type of concrete is used on the building foundation?" "What mark-ups are used on Extra Work?"
I really appreciate this video. I’m on the final year of university, 31 years of age and the changes happens so quickly these days that one still can benefit from a human breaking things down - 💯👍
This app might be "smart", but personally after playing with it for like 4 hours, I can assuredly say it is definitely not ready for deployment. There's no note linking; no decent folder structure; no tag system; no text formatting (for example, no quotes, no tables, no comments, no footnotes). Everything is super barebones. I don't even "get" if I'm _using it wrong_ and this is more supposed to be an over-arching text recognition system meant to be used in combination with the google docs you create (which now support inter-document linking -- in a very janky way I might add). Also, the AI features seem "useful" (like the summarization and podcast thing) but they're more for students and people who really need to memorize the broadstrokes gist of a subject, as opposed to serious researchers who are *delving deep* into a subject, and to whom linguistic details really do make all the difference. TL;DR The product is super casual, and unless you're a highschooler who hasn't heard of Obsidian, don't waste too much of your time here and look elsewhere.
It's not a note taking application. You could upload the entire IRS code and ask it "What applies to me as a small business owner?" Try that with obsidian.
It looks very similar to MS-Loop with an AI feature. I think Microsoft will add AI soon to Loop. It also shows that MS-Loop could be the future of note-taking and replace OneNote in the future.
yeah this is so powerful. great overview Francesco. The podcast element blew my mind. I listened to the bitcoin whitepaper "podcast" the other day in NotebookLM. The journal entries podcast is a great idea!
You cannot choose voices or use your voice in the Notebook LM podcast. You are stuck with the default voices. However, web apps like Descript and Eleven Labs can be used to upload podcast transcripts or audio. Those two let you choose various voices and even train the web apps to use your voice and save it as audio to upload as a podcast to wherever you choose.
@@eddiehaug it would have been great if it could do that..... it would have been so easy to listen to new research papers in podcast form ..... they are so boring to read
Francesco, I share your enthusiasm for the Audio Overview tool. You have a 10 min Deep Dive in this video. Let's suppose you only wanted a Deep Dive that lasts 5 minutes. How can you tell the robots to do a 5 minute conversation about your topic? I tried using customize but I couldn't get a DEEP DIVE that lasted 5 min.
Hah! Your grocery store know more about you than Google. You can run but you can’t hide. Pandora’s box has long been opened. Learn to use it to your advantage.
I’m starting to cover AI development on my channel and I’m considering starting a series on how to implement a modern note taking app designed in a world with AI. Maybe I will be able to convince you to partner in the future 😊 I’m splitting note taking into the inputs, organising and recall, my hypothesis is that organising is currently only useful to help recalling information, but it can be 100% automated allowing for more focus on the writing and what to produce with all those ideas etc
*Get your buyer's guide to note-taking apps* - uz0ydchnaf0.typeform.com/to/T193XeXp
TIMESTAMPS:
00:02 - Introduction to Google Notebook LM
00:16 - Key features: AI, podcast notes, research & study uses
00:33 - Overview of Notebook LM’s experimental launch
01:11 - Chat-like experience and working with multiple sources
02:26 - Adding and managing sources (Google Docs, PDFs, UA-cam, etc.)
03:53 - Note-saving and organizing functions
04:26 - Advanced AI capabilities: creating study guides, summaries, and related ideas
05:20 - The podcast feature: turning notes into audio
07:00 - Use cases for students, researchers, and journaling
09:30 - Notebook LM’s future potential in the note-taking landscape
10:40 - Predictions for AI’s role in productivity and note-taking
Wow I can't wait to fully invest in this app for love it for 2 years until Google unceremoniously kills it and deletes all my un-exportable data from it!
this is the correct prediction/reaction.
@@ramk9037 Exactly!
If something actually works, it’s longevity is short.
@@gregnixon1296 why?
Don't worry, Microsoft office will start adding these functionalities in about ten years
I've been using this for about a month, and it's incredibly useful. I upload earnings reports and the associated earnings calls, then listen to the podcast to get a simple overview. It's much more engaging than just reading the reports themselves. If something sounds interesting, I can delve into the reports myself and ask questions.
Have you noticed that they're a bit too optimistic, there is no critical analysis done - so best to be careful when using this for investing purposes.
@@ibanker the information is based on the sources and companies always try to put their results and projections into the best light. So yeah, it does mean the message is generally optimistic. It’s just an easy way for me to get a feel without having to listen to the whole earnings calls and then
I'm in the construction industry. I will oftentimes put the specifications of a project in a notebook and use this instead of 'CTRL + F' in a PDF. It is wayyyy more useful.
"What type of concrete is used on the building foundation?"
"What mark-ups are used on Extra Work?"
Could be interesting for your future, would be interesting to see some more use cases from others too.
@@toolfinderhq absolutely!
im in medical school and this thing is simply incredible. it has saved me hundreds of hours with all of the clinical guidelines i place into it
It's incredibly useful for me when I need to learn things from documents, videos, books etc!
I really appreciate this video. I’m on the final year of university, 31 years of age and the changes happens so quickly these days that one still can benefit from a human breaking things down - 💯👍
this thing is amazing i cant even explain how much time it saves me. this feels like a true ai tool versus the llm chat bots
This app might be "smart", but personally after playing with it for like 4 hours, I can assuredly say it is definitely not ready for deployment. There's no note linking; no decent folder structure; no tag system; no text formatting (for example, no quotes, no tables, no comments, no footnotes).
Everything is super barebones. I don't even "get" if I'm _using it wrong_ and this is more supposed to be an over-arching text recognition system meant to be used in combination with the google docs you create (which now support inter-document linking -- in a very janky way I might add).
Also, the AI features seem "useful" (like the summarization and podcast thing) but they're more for students and people who really need to memorize the broadstrokes gist of a subject, as opposed to serious researchers who are *delving deep* into a subject, and to whom linguistic details really do make all the difference.
TL;DR The product is super casual, and unless you're a highschooler who hasn't heard of Obsidian, don't waste too much of your time here and look elsewhere.
exactly!
It's not a note taking application. You could upload the entire IRS code and ask it "What applies to me as a small business owner?" Try that with obsidian.
It looks very similar to MS-Loop with an AI feature. I think Microsoft will add AI soon to Loop. It also shows that MS-Loop could be the future of note-taking and replace OneNote in the future.
I don't know about MS-Loop, nor about Google Notebook LM. Why do you feel that MS-Loop will do better than Google Notebook LM?
It's actually kind of scary how good the website is! I just uploaded a video because I was in awe and shock!
yeah this is so powerful. great overview Francesco. The podcast element blew my mind. I listened to the bitcoin whitepaper "podcast" the other day in NotebookLM. The journal entries podcast is a great idea!
Thanks Mitchell. Crazy isn't it!
Could also convert the podcast into a video as well
absolutely!
Is this only available in the US?
Can you choose the voices for the podcast or can you have the podcast use your actual voice?
You cannot choose voices or use your voice in the Notebook LM podcast. You are stuck with the default voices. However, web apps like Descript and Eleven Labs can be used to upload podcast transcripts or audio. Those two let you choose various voices and even train the web apps to use your voice and save it as audio to upload as a podcast to wherever you choose.
Hey I tried the audio podcast feature but its not creating the podcast of full document I uploaded. It just converted 4-5 pages
It's not a document conversion tool.
@@eddiehaug it would have been great if it could do that..... it would have been so easy to listen to new research papers in podcast form ..... they are so boring to read
Francesco, I share your enthusiasm for the Audio Overview tool. You have a 10 min Deep Dive in this video. Let's suppose you only wanted a Deep Dive that lasts 5 minutes. How can you tell the robots to do a 5 minute conversation about your topic? I tried using customize but I couldn't get a DEEP DIVE that lasted 5 min.
“Alright, you twisted my arm-I’ll give it a shot! These really are some wild times we’re living in, aren’t they?” New sub here
Too bad I don't think I have all that features in my country, how do I do maybe a third party browser? Can you guys please guide me
It is not a note taking app. It is RAG app.
What's RAG?
super neat to use
Is the podcast downloadable?
Yes
If only I trusted Google.
But you use UA-cam 🙃
@@MrlegendOr That's an apple. I’m talking about an orange.
Inception here.
@@michaelsmith9102 The orange own the apple you are eating right now.🙃
Hah! Your grocery store know more about you than Google. You can run but you can’t hide. Pandora’s
box has long been opened. Learn to use it to your advantage.
AI voices getting WAYYY too good lol
Scary good!
@@toolfinderhqI feel once this is tweaked, Google Keep may get phased out lol. We all know Google and the products they launch
I only use for summary web. With document this app alway wrong easy question like name of document, toc, number.....😢
Super useful
Thank you 🙏🏽
Amazing stuff however on face value I feel this is nothing more but a gemmick to show off some cool tech. Staying with Notion, once again ;-)
absolutely!
In NotebookLM’s text products, there are small numbers, 1-12 in some cases. What do those numbers indicate?
2:35
At 3:55 not opinion - fact
I’m starting to cover AI development on my channel and I’m considering starting a series on how to implement a modern note taking app designed in a world with AI.
Maybe I will be able to convince you to partner in the future 😊
I’m splitting note taking into the inputs, organising and recall, my hypothesis is that organising is currently only useful to help recalling information, but it can be 100% automated allowing for more focus on the writing and what to produce with all those ideas etc
Can you use your own voice(s)?
WOW ahora se traduce en español
I've been waiting for it to be able to create podcasts in Italian.
Loving the blush going on on the cheeks.
Good blood flow aha
At around 7:00mns - auditory learner
longevity unreliable
Dead by 2026💀
Exactly! Go count how many times this word is used in the average 10 minute LM podcast ;)
It is not new 😅. An year old
We’ve covered it in launch and it has come with updates
This will likely be abandoned in a few years like most Google projects
Let's hope they bake it into other tools.
I use it everyday for my state exams. Great tool to explain my notes and test me on them.