NotebookLM is an innovative tool that combines the power of interactive notebooks with advanced language models. It allows users to write code, analyze data, and generate text in a collaborative environment. For me, the standout features is the ability to summarize text, making it an ideal companion for readers looking to digest non-fiction material quickly.
Just upload the pdf file of a book (or several books of the same subject), and start chatting. As the screenshot above, I pop on Overcoming Gravity (I believe it's quite obvious what my current obsession is), and I can start discussion with the AI. I am not a fast reader, so I just ask it to summarize a chapter, read that, and go through the book much faster. This is a game changer. I can't even imagine if I'm still in school or uni. Studying is going to be so much faster and simpler.
On the top right, there's a way to generate a "podcast" but that's very gimmicky. It could be good as the first gauge whether you'll enjoy the book or not, it's basically 20 min overview of the source book.
The only con is that it doesn't accept epub, which is my favorite format. It's basically html underneath. It's not a big deal in this case, there's an infinite amount of epub to pdf converter.