A great AI-tool I stumbled across a while ago is Googles NotebookLM. It is a learning tool built to help you understand, and summarize your own documents. You can think of it like it is a personal AI research assistant that works with your uploaded sources rather than the entire spiderweb that is the web ;)

You start by uploading documents, PDFs, Google Docs, text files, or pasted text. NotebookLM then builds an internal understanding of the content.

You can then:

Ask a question like:

- “Summarize this report” or “What are the main findings of section 3?"

NotebookLM answers only based on your uploaded materials, it doesn’t pull data from the wider internet unless explicitly allowed. This keeps the responses grounded and accurate to your sources.

As I have talked about in an earlier comment, I believe that this is a great tool to avoid the misinformation that can come with using tools that use the whole web for every prompt. Tools that work with what could be false sources that you yourself have not checked.

Audio Overviews (Podcast-Style Feature)

One of its standout features is Audio Overviews.
The system automatically generates a podcast-like conversation between two AI hosts whom discuss the main ideas of your documents. It is very natural-sounding, conversational, easy to listen to, and keeps you interested. Useful for auditory learners or for reviewing notes while on the go or multitasking.

I have throughout my studies back in Sweden found this very useful and have put this tool extensively to its use. As someone who has a hard time focusing for long periods or struggles with reading long dense texts. This tool has been nothing less than a lifesaver. My favorite feature is the podcast feature. With a scattered brain, always on the go, this tool has been great to study for exams and keep note of my work while doing something else.

I will attach a snippet of the podcast feature from a summary document I made for one of my courses back in Sweden Software Quality and Testing.

Podcast style audio feature