What NotebookLM is

0:00 I have been using notebook LM for a while now and it has completely changed how I research, learn and stay organized. In this video, I will show you what it is, why it's a gamecher, how to use it and with real life examples that can seriously save your hours whether you are studying, researching or running a business. So what is notebook LM? Basically, notebook LM is a model that can handle huge data set for you like PDF, documents, notes, YouTube videos, website links and anything else relevant and help you quickly to fetch information you need.

0:46 You can even chat with it to ask specific question about your data. It is perfect tool that can help you save your time while looking into massive data set manually. It's more like talking to someone who has already read the data and is now helping you to understand it. It's based on Google Gemini model which basically means that it's highly efficient at finding connection across information. In this LLM model, you are allowed to upload up to 50 files each having maximum word limit of five lakh words.

1:09 That's about 25 million words and everything stays private and secure because it doesn't train on your data unlike the GPD model. However, it's important to save your development manually to keep track of your progress. Notebook LM has 2 million token context window to handle task effectively. Once your files are uploaded, Notebook LM will use them as a source to answer all your question directly. This model also comes with a notebook guide where you can use predefined interface to instantly turn your data into study guide, briefing document, FAQs and over a timeline.

1:56 And if you get particularly useful answers during a chat, you can easily save it as a note inside your notebook for a future reference. One of the most interesting feature is the audio overview. It can turn your notes into custom podcast that you can listen to for a quick insights. You can adjust the tone, the length, the playback speed, and even you can talk back to the podcast while it plays. It's an interactive and conversational way to absorb your information effectively.

2:20 Notebook LM also offers mindm map feature gives you visual representation how topics and ideas connect making it easier to gather insight from big project and complex data sets. And if you ever feel like you are running low on material, the discover source tool can find related information online helping you expand your notebook without opening million tabs yourself. Together all these tools help you to learn faster, think deeper and spend more time creating instead of wasting time digging into information.

2:43 So now you have a good idea about notebook lm. Let's create our own notebook. Open notebookm.google.com. Login with a Google account. As soon as you open notebook lm and login with a Google account, you will see this interface. These are the notebook that I have created already. Now we can create a new notebook by clicking create new and uh then we will see this add source page.