NotebookLM, an artificial intelligence research tool developed by Google, is now available to all Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff. NotebookLM is meant to be an educational resource. Instead of training the AI on everything that exists on the internet, NotebookLM utilizes sources uploaded by the user—PDFs, websites, videos, etc. The model then offers written and audio summaries of the information, comparatively analyzes sources, generates practice quizzes and more.
According to Tron Compton-Engle, senior director of Client Experience for University Technology ([U]Tech), several faculty members requested access to NotebookLM during the fall semester.
“We didn’t release NotebookLM at that time because Google designated the…