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Intro to AI Research with NotebookLM

Learn to transform documents into interactive AI conversations with NotebookLM—Google’s research assistant for smarter work.

This course includes
This course includes
  • Skill level

    Beginner
  • Time to complete

    Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary
     
    1 hour
  • Prerequisites

    None

About this course

Juggling multiple research documents and trying to find that one key insight can waste hours. NotebookLM by Google changes that. This course teaches you how to upload your sources—PDFs, articles, notes—and use AI to generate summaries, extract insights, and have interactive conversations with your materials. You’ll learn to set up notebooks, ask targeted questions across multiple documents, and apply NotebookLM to real research workflows like fact-checking and content creation.

Skills you'll gain

  • Set up and organize notebooks in NotebookLM

  • Generate AI summaries from multiple documents

  • Use interactive chat to query your sources

  • Apply NotebookLM to research and content tasks

Syllabus

The platform

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    Codecademy Learner @ USA
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  • Brilliant learning experience. Very interactive. Literally a game changer if you're learning on your own.
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Frequently asked questions about Intro to AI Research with NotebookLM

  • NotebookLM is grounded in your uploaded documents—it only references the materials you provide, making it more reliable for research tasks. Unlike ChatGPT, which draws from its training data, NotebookLM answers questions based solely on your sources, reducing hallucinations and making fact-checking easier.

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