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Transcript: Is NotebookLM—Google’s Research Assistant—the Ultimate Tool for Thought?
‘AI & I’ with Steven Berlin Johnson
Jun 6, 2024 · 40 min readUpdated Jan 14, 2026
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Timestamps
- Introduction: 00:00:53
- The roots of Steven’s obsession with organizing ideas: 00:04:47
- Steven’s belief in being receptive to organic connections: 00:08:16
- NotebookLM’s north star: 00:11:16
- How Google Lab’s note-taking app respects copyright law: 00:14:02
- Using NotebookLM to analyze highlights from books that Steven has read: 00:16:17
- Steven’s personal approach to curating valuable information: 00:19:02
- Why NotebookLM shows restraint when it is asked to speculate: 00:21:51
- Using the model to co-create the beginnings of a documentary: 00:29:13
- NotebookLM generates the opening script: 00:52:54
Transcript
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