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Ever feel like you're just
drowning in research?

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Oh, yeah. You're not alone.
We are absolutely bombarded

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with information
these days. Yeah.

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But making sense of it all.
That's the real challenge.

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So today's deep dive is
all about a potential lifeline.

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Okay. Notebook LM.
Google's experimental AI-powered notebook.

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Now I know what
you're thinking. Another AI tool.

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Another AI tool,
right. But trust me,

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this one's different.
Imagine, just imagine

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having an AI assistant
that doesn't just...

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organize your research papers,
but actually reads, analyzes,

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and summarizes them for you.
It's like having a

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super-powered research partner
who can just

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like digest mountains of
information and then

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pull out the gold nuggets.
Exactly. And that's what we're going

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to break down today.
How it works and why it's

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causing such a stir
in the research world.

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So let's start with the basics.
What exactly is notebook LM?

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And how is it different from,
say, just having a really,

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really organized folder of PDFs? Well,
think of notebook LM as a small

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smart research workspace.
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storing your files. It's
understanding them.

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You upload your PDFs and notebook LM
uses AI to analyze the content,

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identify the key themes,
and even extract important findings.

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Okay. So it's like it's doing the initial
skim reading and highlighting for you,

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which is impressive. But
what happens next?

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How do you actually interact
with this analyzed information?

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Well, that's where things
get really, really interesting.

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notebook LM doesn't just
spit out a generic summary.

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It lets you ask very specific questions,

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about your research material. So if
I'm researching, like, a specific theory,

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I can ask notebook LM something like,
what are the main arguments for

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and against this theory? Exactly.
And that's where this source

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grounded part comes in.
notebook LM doesn't just give

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you a general answer.
It pulls an answer directly

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from your papers
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paragraphs that support it.
It's like having

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a direct line to the
evidence. That's huge. Yeah.

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No more skimming through pages and
pages trying to remember where you saw it.

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You saw a specific point.
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neatly linked back to the original source.

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And it goes beyond just
finding information, right?

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Remember how we were talking
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notebook LM tackles this by
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the connections within
your research. Okay.

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I'm intrigued. How does it
do that? Give me an example.

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Let's say you are looking
for some common themes

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across, I don't know,
say a dozen different

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research papers on a
particular topic. Okay.

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You can ask notebook
LM to identify those shared

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games and it will point
them out. But not only that,

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it'll show you how they're
discussed differently

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across all of your sources.
And this is where those

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aha moments happen,
the ones that can really push your

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research forward. It's like it's
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those dots that might have been
like buried in a

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mountain of information. And that
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changer when you're trying to
synthesize complex research.

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What about working
smarter, not harder, right?

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Exactly. Exactly. Now,
all this talk about AI

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and research kind of
reminds me of Tiago Forte

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and his second brain
concept. He talks about

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building a system of
knowledge. And it feels like

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notebook LM really aligns with that idea,
wouldn't you say?

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Absolutely. Tiago emphasizes externalizing

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our thinking, creating a system that helps
us not just store information,

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but actually use it effectively.

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And that's precisely what
notebook LM enables.

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It's about moving beyond simply collecting

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information to actually engaging with it
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So it's not just a
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It's a tool for understanding.

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Yes. And that's where things
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But before we delve deeper
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make notebook LM a potential
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researchers, we're going to take a quick
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we'll explore how this AI-powered notebook
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from your research
material. Exactly.

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And the next time you see something, you
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don't just scroll past it.

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Don't just take it at face
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Think about it. What's
the thought process here?

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What's this thing
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You might be amazed by what you discover.

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Welcome back. Before
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into notebook LM
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totally transform how
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Now, you might be thinking,
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finding specific facts or
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but can it really help
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That's a great question.
And it leads us to one

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of the most impressive aspects
of notebook LM.

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It's ability to generate a
variety of research aids.

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Okay. Based on your uploaded material,
we're talking about things like custom FAQs,

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study guides tailored to
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even timelines from
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Okay, let's break that
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I get how that would be useful for
a business report or like a website.

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But how does that apply
to academic research?

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Imagine. Okay. So you've uploaded a dozen
research papers on a complex theory.

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Now, instead of having to
reread and summarize every

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single paper to pull out
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counter arguments, you can just ask
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What you get is a concise summary of the
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within your research material, all
neatly organized, easy to digest.

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quickly getting a handle on a new topic or
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debate where you need to have
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That makes so much sense.
It's like having notebook

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LM create a cheat sheet of
the most crucial information.

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Right. All sourced
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No more like frantic
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remember where you saw
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Exactly. And the beauty of it is
it's not just regurgitating information.

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It's organizing it in a way that
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So it's not just about finding the information
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Yes. It's insightful. And you
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I can see how those would
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a researcher might use
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you are about to dive
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within your field. Okay.
You've gathered a stack

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of those really important
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But you want to make sure that you're
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the connections. Yeah. With notebook LM,
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create a study guide that highlights
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the findings from those papers,

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essentially providing you with a
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It's like having a personalized syllabus
for your own research. Right. Journey.

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And you mentioned something
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That sounds incredibly
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But how would that
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Imagine you're a historian researching
a particular event or a period. Okay.

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news articles, maybe even
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Right. Instead of having
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chronology of events from
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sources, you can ask notebook
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It'll analyze the
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the key events mentioned,
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visual representation of
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This can be incredibly powerful
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inconsistencies,

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and ultimately gaining a
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That's amazing. It's like having
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work of sticking through all
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So you can focus on the
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Now, speaking of
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let's talk about the chat
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notebook LM really
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of science fiction, wouldn't you say?
It's definitely one of the most

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like innovative aspects of this whole
technology. Remember how we were talking about

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how notebook LM can
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based on your research? Well, the chat
feature takes that to a whole new level. Okay.

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Walk me through it. I've got my notebook
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What do I do next?

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With the chat feature,
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back and forth with
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So instead of asking a single question,
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your questions as you go and drilling
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So it's like having a
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really smart research assistant
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Precisely. Let's say you're writing
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on the effectiveness of a
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Okay. You could start by asking notebook
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findings regarding the
treatment efficacy? Okay.

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From there, you can narrow
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Maybe you're curious about a specific
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several studies. You can
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tell me more about the
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effect in patients with
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Okay. That started blowing my
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So I'm essentially able to
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my research material. Yeah.
In real time. Yeah.

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Guided by notebook
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the dogs and surface
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But how do I know
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cherry picking information
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How does it ensure
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where the source grounded
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Okay. Just like with
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answer that notebook
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directly linked to your source material.
You'll see citations next to each

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point allowing you to very easily
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context for yourself.
Okay. That's reassuring.

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So I can follow the trail, so to speak,
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answers are grounded in the actual research.
Yeah. And not just its interpretation.

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It's about providing you
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Right. But also
critical in your analysis.

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This level of interaction
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feels incredibly powerful,
almost like having a

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co-pilot on your research
journey. It really is.

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But before we get like too carried
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let's shift gears a moment
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of using a tool like notebook
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ground today from like
the very basics of what

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notebook LM even is
to its potential to like

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totally revolutionize how we do research,
how we analyze information and

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even like generate
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Yeah. As we're wrapping up here, I'm
curious to get your thoughts on kind of like

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the broader implications of
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Are we like entering a new era
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plays like a much more central role?
I think it's definitely a paradigm shift.

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I mean, for centuries, research has
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you know,
painstakingly gathering information,

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reading it, analyzing it.
But now we're really on the

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cusp of having these AI partners
that can augment our abilities.

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And it's pretty amazing. Imagine a future
where researchers can bypass those hours

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of, you know,
like tedious reading and analysis and just

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dive right into the heart
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Like having a whole team
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Right. Working tirelessly
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Exactly. But with that
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to make sure that
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thoughtfully and ethically. Right.
Absolutely. Just because we

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can use AI for research doesn't necessarily
mean we should use it for everything.

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It's really important to be
mindful of the potential

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pitfalls like, you know,
over-reliance on these

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AI generated insights.
Right. Or the the temptation

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to kind of treat these
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for critical thinking.
Right. It's about striking

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that balance, right? Yeah.
Using AI to enhance our abilities.

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Yeah. Yes. Not replace them. Exactly.

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Think of it like a musician using like a
digital audio workstation. Okay.

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It's a really powerful tool.

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You know, it can
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and their productivity,
but it's not going to

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replace the musician's talent or skill
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That's a great analogy.

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So for our listeners
who are like really excited

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about No Book LM and
these other AI research tools,

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what are some key takeaways
that they should keep in mind?

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First and foremost,
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tools with a healthy dose of curiosity.
Okay. But also skepticism.

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Okay. Don't be afraid to, you know,
experiment, explore the capabilities.

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Yeah. But always be willing
to question the results.

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Think critically about that information.
Don't just take their word for it.

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Exactly.

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Second, remember that AI tools
are only as good

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as the data that they're
trained on. Right.

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So if you are working with data
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the results are going to reflect that.

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They're averaging garbage out,
right? Like they say.

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Exactly. And then finally,
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stay informed about the ethical
considerations surrounding research.

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Right. This is a field that is constantly
evolving and it's crucial to kind of

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like stay up on the
potential implications of

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these technologies as they develop.
Yeah. It's like we're all explorers,

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kind of like charting new territory
here. So there's a sense of excitement.

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It's very exciting. But there's
also a need for caution, right?

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Absolutely. And awareness. Yeah.

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As we kind of navigate
this landscape. Well said.

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So as we wrap up this
deep dive into the world of

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AI powered research,
we'll leave you with this.

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How are you going to use these tools
to maybe ask some new questions,

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explore some new frontiers,
and unlock new discoveries.

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Until next time,
keep exploring,

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keep questioning, and keep learning.