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Overview of NotebookLM's Features and Benefits

Wow, the super AI NotebookLM we introduced before has added a lot of new features this time. This time it finally started to support multiple languages , especially Traditional Chinese. Traditional Chinese summaries, Traditional Chinese answers , and Traditional Chinese generated podcasts. It’s incredible. Let’s talk about all the fun new features of NotebookLM today. Well, first of all, let’s briefly introduce NotebookLM . If you have never heard of what it is, it is actually the son of Google, Google. In fact, your first instinct is to think of Gemini, but no , NotebookLM is also very powerful. The two of them are a bit like a pair of twins. Each has a different personality , but both are very powerful. And they are both free. NotebookLM's biggest feature is that it is completely different from other AI usage. It is the kind of AI we know and are familiar with before. You can answer it directly, and then you can use it to check information and so on. But NotebookLM Well, you have to throw in the data yourself. It is project-based. For example, I want to do a project today called researching iPhone 17. After I enter this project, I can throw in all the data, such as text, PDF, website, and even YouTube. You can throw all the videos to it and it will be able to interpret the text inside. Or if you only give it one data source today , there is no problem at all . Or there is a new function this time . If you are too lazy to look up the data by yourself today, now everyone can see this interface in it. It actually has a Discov here. er is this area here . All the information you gave it here are all the websites I gave it . If you are really lazy today, you can actually click on Discover and tell it the information you want to check today. Then for example, I will directly give it a good iPhone. 17 Once the specification is complete, you can use any language . You can talk to it in English. You can directly select the sources of data you want. You can add them directly with one click. All ten sources will be imported directly. It will interpret the text inside. After the interpretation is completed, it can directly become a master of this topic. It may speak based on the sources of information you gave it . Ask it all the questions and it will sort out all the key points for you. Or we have introduced the in-depth research function before . You can also throw in the results after completing the in-depth research . It is no problem. After throwing in the data, in fact, this entire interface is actually to help you understand the topic . For example, you want to learn a certain subject today , or you want to learn about iPhone today. 17 Ah, etc. , after you put the information in, the following functions, such as chatting or some functions, are all to help you understand the content. What can it do? In addition to asking and answering questions , you can discuss all the topics in it. It can also help you generate learning key points, mind maps , and even test questions. Or generate podcasts to help you achieve mastery. So it is actually a very powerful learning tool. OK, let’s briefly introduce it. After the introduction, let's talk about the most important update this time , which is to support multi-language. The previous NotebookLM was actually mainly English-based, but after this update, you can use it in basically any language. For example, as you can see now, it actually helped me organize the English materials and the output was Chinese content. So where to change the settings for this language? There is a settings in the upper right corner, and there is an Output. In Language , you can choose any language. You can think of languages. It basically has all the languages. I chose Traditional Chinese here. After you select it, the focus in the future or when you answer it is that you can use Chinese or even mind maps. Then the audio files of the podcast will also start to use Traditional Chinese. The most powerful point is that there is no language barrier anymore, that is, you have to use AI. The thing is that language is no longer a threshold or an excuse. You just throw in all the English materials and so on , and then you can start to answer it in Chinese or use Chinese to absorb the essence of the knowledge. For example, I have already finished processing it, then I can ask it about iPhone 17 below. Good question. The chat window in the middle is very similar to all the AI ​​we have talked about before. It is basically a question and answer , and you can ask about all the information in it, but it is mainly based on the data sources on the left. It will help you search for the content you talked about and then help you read it out. Or it can discuss some of the things with you. Well, it helped me write out all the highlights of the iPhone17. So the usage here is actually the same as the previous AI. That's about it. In fact, the biggest feature of NotebookLM is that the audio file on the right is generated by the Audio Overview . When you press it for the first time, it needs to process for a period of time , like five minutes. Then it will produce a podcast audio file of seven to ten minutes, which will contain a conversation between a man and a woman. After this update, it will directly produce a Chinese podcast. So let's listen together now to see what kind of results it generates for us. "Pursuing the ultimate in lightness and lightness" "Usually there are trade-offs?" "The chip is the standard version A19" "Not the Pro version" "Then the battery capacity may be smaller" "It depends on how many functions you are willing to sacrifice for that" "Ultimate appearance" "Sacrifice so much for the sake of thinness" "This sounds quite risky" I think this podcast is still a little strange, although their speech is quite natural, but it is a bit strange because I later created a podcast with another topic and I found that it is more natural. So the podcast we are going to play today is about my trip to Spain. An Islamic palace we visited was actually quite special at that time. In fact, Southern Spain was ruled by Islam, so a very beautiful palace was left behind. Then the podcast is going to introduce this palace. Let's listen to this . "This time we are going to take a closer look." " The core of the Alhambra. " "It's written in your notes" "This is the older part of the palace" "Wow, that feeling is completely different." I wonder how you feel after listening to it. I think it is actually very natural and the effect is very good, especially when it is used to talk about this kind of history, and it feels a bit like a tour guide. For example, if you are actually walking in that scenic spot now, you Maybe you don’t need a tour guide if you listen to this tour at the same time . In fact, this time I traveled abroad and went to Europe, so I used this method to replace the tour guide. I think the effect is very good. I will make a video to introduce to you how I use AI. Come help yourself be a tour guide. I think it’s really interesting. We just listened to this podcast. I think his speech is very Taiwanese, basically without any accent , and his speech is very effective, just like a real person, and you won't find it strange. You can also try it out, just put some topics you are interested in directly into it, and then he can immediately generate this audio file , and he has Some free credits, I think this thing is very important to help learning , because I personally am not a person who likes to read text . If I read a very long article today, I will fall asleep. I have found that I am actually a more visual or auditory learner, so this kind of podcast It is very helpful to me . I can listen to this podcast to absorb new knowledge during commuting or daily life . Apart from this podcast In addition, there is another tool in it , which is the mind map . This mind map is very interesting , but it takes some time to help you generate the structure of the entire data. After you enter , you can see at a glance what the structure of your topic today is like . It's my new Apple product. I also made a mind map. You can keep clicking on it and it will help you draw out the key points . When you click to the end today, I just said it is an interactive one. Why can't it go down because you click to the end ? The last title, then if you click on it, he will start to help you with the chat search, and he will help you sort out the key points. For example, let's talk about my scenic spot today. He may finally link it to some symbolic meanings. Then I can search for the symbols in this Islamic garden. For example, if he talks about the meaning of water or something like that, he will directly help me search it here , and I can absorb the knowledge immediately. So I think this mind map is very, very well designed . The previous mind map may be just a picture. You can't click on it. But I think the interactive effect is very good. I think the entire interface is very well integrated. I don’t think it ’s just a separate function. It doesn’t have to be integrated with other interfaces, such as chat. I think it’s a good idea to integrate it. Very good . In addition to mind maps, it also has some functions at the back. For example, it can generate study guides or some test questions, FAQs or timelines. What kind of learning tools you need can be directly selected here . If you want to add some notes, you can also take notes directly here . After we have introduced the main interface and some of its new functions, the next one we will talk about is that he is about to launch his own App . Now NotebookLM , it actually only has a web version, but next on Android You can directly download this NotebookLM App on your mobile phone or iPhone . You can actually make an appointment directly now . I have already made an appointment and it will be open for download on May 20. We just talked about this great podcast. The function is next on the mobile phone. You can download it directly. For example, if you are taking a flight today, you can download it and listen to it directly on the plane. Then it can also play in the background. Background play means that after you turn off the screen on your mobile phone today , it can still continue to play. It is a bit like music , and podcasts are really like podcasts. You can listen directly in it, so it is quite convenient. Why was this App only released on May 20th ? In fact, May 20th was Google's IO This developer conference is actually very important . *The developer conference the year before last actually released NotebookLM, and the Podcast function they showed at that time shocked everyone. What they showed was that the effect was very good, just like a real person recording a podcast. It felt like a real person recording a podcast, and then everyone thought how good it would be if it were really done. Because we all know that many software companies may have different effects when they are first published and finally presented . The final effect is so good , so we are very much looking forward to this year's 2025 Google Will this developer conference show some black technology or something like this NotebookLM App? At that time, it may be one of their highlights. Maybe they will add some amazing technologies that we have not thought of. So at that time, we will continue to help you find out if there are any new features worth seeing at that conference . Okay, in addition to the interface, some new features and apps, in fact, NotebookLM now also has a paid version. Its paid version is actually all-inclusive in the Google One service . Google One includes the capacity of Google Drive, and then there is Gemini. Use some permissions and in NotebookLM, you can actually use it to ask more times , or you can throw him more information , or you can use the podcast generated just now, you can use it more times, etc. Let's take a look at his plan, which is Google One. It is NT$650 a month and he can use these functions. You can also keep paying attention to see if he has special offers, because I actually see Google One quite often. Among the specials, it seems that there is a pretty favorable price for three months , especially among them. I think the best one is Gemini. Let me tell you how easy it is to use. We have introduced in-depth research before. Recently , the most commonly used in-depth research is Gemini. I found that Gemini is the most accurate. As long as the question you want to check is about current affairs or some content that needs to be updated immediately, it is really faster to use Gemini. Do not use ChatGPT anymore. Because ChatGPT is really easy to make mistakes when checking current affairs, but Gemini is really accurate. For example, when I was planning a trip this time, I wanted to use Grok at first because my favorite AI at the beginning was actually Grok. Then I thought I would use it to make my travel plan. But then I found out that it was full of mistakes . Checking fares, checking opening hours, etc. would be all wrong. Then I later discovered that Gemini The most accurate thing is that you need to check the train schedule today and then the tickets and opening hours Gemini I really answered all the questions correctly , so later on, for example, if I want to use the tour guide function I just mentioned, then I will first use Gemini to do an in-depth research. Suppose I want to go to this palace today. I will use in-depth research to first ask him to check what are the key points worth seeing in this palace . After sorting it out, he will form a report. This report is a bit like what the tour guide would say. I will throw it directly to ChatGPT. The sound was generated and I listened directly. This time I took my mother on the trip, so we each had a pair of headphones and listened to his explanation there. The effect was very good. My mother was also very satisfied because she could also understand the local history. Especially when we went to Spain , in fact, there are not many Chinese speakers in Spain , and the audio guides of many scenic spots did not have Chinese in them. Then we used this method ChatGPT. In fact, the length I can talk about at one time is quite long. It can last up to four or five minutes. I replaced the tour guide like this. We will make a video about this part later. I will explain in detail how I made this tour guide AI part. But back to our Gemini, as I said, I think it is really easy to use for checking information. Everyone should hurry up and use it. And it has some free credits. I think it really saves me a lot of time. I can record videos now, and I may do some iOS or iPhone work. Relevant information or even the information of AI itself. Before filming and writing, I will directly use this in-depth research to study the information in it. After finishing the information, I will extract what I want to talk about and then write it into the manuscript. But, I think the advantage of Gemini is really this. If you want to do other things today , such as chatting with him or thinking about some plans, I personally will not use Gemini. It's like interpersonal relationships, negotiations, and some emotional processing, consultants, emotional counseling, psychological counseling, etc. I will use other AIs. For example, ChatGPT and Claude are the two functions I use most for chatting. When looking up information, I will use Gemini . They each perform their own duties. So if you want to see the AI ​​for travel, If you want to use it, please leave a message below and tell me or tell me some key points that you particularly want to focus on. For example, do you prefer more information for viewing , or more space for on-site tours? You can also tell me. Personally, I am very much looking forward to that episode. I haven’t started writing yet because there are too many ideas brewing in my head, and they will all burst out when the time comes. Well, let’s introduce this NotebookLM today. The functions are almost here. I think its new functions this time are really powerful because it starts to fully support Chinese. Then you can also generate podcasts and even the tour guide function we just talked about . You can do in-depth research and then throw it into it to generate audio files. I think the effect is very good. In fact, Gemini now has the function of generating audio files , but I think it does not seem to be able to generate Chinese. But I believe that Gemini itself should be able to generate Chinese podcasts in the future. So I'm quite looking forward to that day coming. When that day comes, we will report directly to you . So that's all for today's introduction. I hope you all have a good time. If you have any AI you like to use recently or what AI you want to know about, please leave a message below to tell me. Many people have been asking me about the Felo AI before , but I used it myself and found that it doesn't work very well. If I find that it doesn't work well, I won't make a special video. So if you find out that I didn't make that AI If it means that I already feel that it is not easy to use , then we will see you in the next video. Bye bye.