Intellectual honesty at its finest - if I'm an advisor and a student comes in with all these kinds of documents and sources and asks me to work with her through them I find a piece of paper with only text I ask her where did you get this? Notebook won't do that it's just assumes it's the the user's text and won't say anything
This video is perfect for those who have already mastered the basic features of NBLM. Keep up the great work! We're looking forward to seeing more videos soon!
Wouldn't hallucinations be dependent upon the LLM? The LLM is the reasoning engine notebook is the layer above it. I think you just created a contest to see if you can make notebook LM hallucinate by creating inputs only
I wonder if the attribution gets lost when pasting in a transcript from a TH-cam video . notebook will then blend those ideas in with your other sources and your own thinking
Totally true, all the knowledge from the transcript becomes a text notes source you entered manually. Infact, Google has a lot of work to do to ensure the attributions are retained through this whole research process. It's missing a lot of places and I've been giving feedback on them. Ex: Website links are not stored as reference when source attributions are created, the reference stops at source name not all the way back to Web site. Attributions also get lost when we save notes, convert them to sources etc., They are actively working on them.
Wow, that's the first time I've heard of the connection between US Election and NotebookLM trends. Brilliant! At Jellypod, we’re definitely inspired by approaches like this to demonstrate how AI tools can help creators go from insights to content in minutes. -Jason, cofounder of Jellypod, AI Podcast Studio
Looked up Jellypod, a lot of voices to choose from, you also support many sources directly, sounds very promising and see waitlist in pricing plans, so I guess you are doing really well ;) Good luck to you and your team!
In your Playlist "NotebookLM Tutorial" this video (i.e., NotebookLM Power Tips That 99% Don't Know (2025 Guide)) appears at position #4. Given its basic overview quality for beginners, I suggest placing it as the very FIRST video in the playlist.
"Notebook LM never halucinates"? It's not true. It halucinates all the time. Creates stories and gives false answers to the questions about attached documents. I'd like to have temperature slider here, as for now Notebook LM imagination is off the scale! And still it's really usefull tool.
I'd say they are non-deterministic OR unpredictable. Neither always nor never :) You must've seen in my video where I demonstrated that using Walmart Pollution emission numbers when It declined to provide that factual numbers because they were not provided in the source. Same time when I asked it to create a correlation score between Pollution and Health issues, it used its own trained knowledge combined with sources was able to assign a high/low/medium rating. Now you could call this hallucination and some call it a feature :) But you bring a good point to control temperature/creativity, it's a good feature request we can file with NotebookLM and see if we get enough support! Lets give it a try ?
I used notebook LM to create my first AI podcast on pets...stories, training etc..love to see changez or additions in notebook LM. Will you be donnng a video on illuminate ?
@DhyanaStudio - Podcasts in NBLM is indeed unbelievably good, glad you are using it! But it is general purpose research tool while Illuminate is more for scientific research papers and books. And comes with more control on audio generation, are you using it for research work ?
Well, for now, I am using NBLM, but I am trying to make it more useful with the intro and pause to include in the form of prompts..if you do, please share. Thank you.
Brother, your content is amazing, the hook,the topic all 10/10. Just working a little bit on the thumbnails may get you more success. That's how I see it.
@@The_AI_News9 'you' for user -; a big limitation of Notebook LM is that if you upload a link or a document, you cannot retrieve that link or document once it's there, you can only work with the text itself. For researchers, that's a huge problem.
Ah sorry misunderstood that, totally agree that it’s important for grounding as well. I’ll see if there is a feature request in NotebookLM discord if not I will add one for you!
@@The_AI_News9 if you learn of anything, I'd be super curious! I totally get that one can't view the full PDFs or the rich text / graphic version, but for Google to leave the URLs out is such a glaring miss ... anyway, great video, and overall I really dig Notebook LM...
I do see a couple of feature requests on this, and I have created one for you as well! I'll follow up! The AI News, OP - Today at 8:19 AM I'm hearing this from researchers who need to be able to refer back to the actual source as part of references. It's a big loss of information after you create the source from a URL. This must be part of the citations. Citation shouldn't stop at source but all the way back to ultimate source URL. discordapp.com/channels/1124402182171672732/1319700667719225450
Here is my method - it’s not perfect Each prompt is to be run sequentially: Add a Harvard.pdf document giving examples and explaining the referencing process to your sources Prompt 1: Define [Concept] in your own words using only the provided published sources. After each sentence, include an immediate in-text note identifying the source(s) you used (e.g., (Author, date [CITATION NEEDED])). If any information required for citation (author, date, title, publisher, URL, etc.) is missing or unclear, use "[CITATION NEEDED]" within the note, along with any available identifying details (e.g., page number, organisation name). Do not produce a full reference list or bibliography at this stage. After you get output run prompt 2 Prompt 2: Next, (a) Replace all source identifiers from Prompt 1 with properly formatted Harvard-style in-text citations following the guidelines in 'Harvard.pdf'. Use the author-date system. If a citation still contains "[CITATION NEEDED]", leave it in place and add a note at the end of the definition listing all sentences that require manual citation review. (b) Provide a complete and correctly formatted Harvard-style bibliography for all fully cited sources, constructed according to 'Harvard.pdf'. Do not include any source that still contains "[CITATION NEEDED]". Use DOIs in full URL form (doi.org/[DOI]) where available. For direct quotations or specific data, supply page numbers (e.g., (Smith, 2023, p. 42)). Ensure all bibliographic details (author, publication year, title, publisher, volume, issue, page numbers, place of publication, etc.) are included if available. Include access dates for online sources if required by 'Harvard.pdf'. After you get output run prompt 3 Prompt 3: Revise the bibliography entries from Prompt 2 to ensure they fully comply with 'Harvard.pdf'. Pay close attention to all formatting details, including italics, capitalization, and punctuation. Incorporate any additional missing citations that were listed as requiring manual completion in Prompt 2a’s note. Follow 'Harvard.pdf' meticulously, adding any required page numbers, publication details, DOIs as URLs, and publication years. Do not include access dates unless specified by 'Harvard.pdf'. Present the final, complete bibliography in full compliance with the style guide and ready for inclusion in the final document.
This is a high quality video, very informative and well-structured. Thank you. I am sure your channel will take off- keep it up!
Appreciate your kind words!
Intellectual honesty at its finest - if I'm an advisor and a student comes in with all these kinds of documents and sources and asks me to work with her through them I find a piece of paper with only text I ask her where did you get this? Notebook won't do that it's just assumes it's the the user's text and won't say anything
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That was a great video. I would love the News Prompt as that one was my favorite. Thanks for being much more innovative than others.
This video is perfect for those who have already mastered the basic features of NBLM. Keep up the great work! We're looking forward to seeing more videos soon!
I work really hard to get quality learning materials to my viewers. Knowing that it's helpful means a lot! Appreciate your feedback!
Thank you for this high quality knowledge! I've learned a lot with you about the NotebookLM. Namastê 🙏
Glad it was helpful!
Wouldn't hallucinations be dependent upon the LLM? The LLM is the reasoning engine notebook is the layer above it. I think you just created a contest to see if you can make notebook LM hallucinate by creating inputs only
Good effort! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great explanation! I already knew about this tool, but I just needed a push to start using it. This video did the job perfectly. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I wonder if the attribution gets lost when pasting in a transcript from a TH-cam video . notebook will then blend those ideas in with your other sources and your own thinking
Totally true, all the knowledge from the transcript becomes a text notes source you entered manually.
Infact, Google has a lot of work to do to ensure the attributions are retained through this whole research process. It's missing a lot of places and I've been giving feedback on them. Ex: Website links are not stored as reference when source attributions are created, the reference stops at source name not all the way back to Web site. Attributions also get lost when we save notes, convert them to sources etc., They are actively working on them.
this is an awesome video and it explained so much within 15 minutes! I am really looking forward to future videos😊
Glad you liked it!!
👏👏👏👏 This my new favorite channel! 🤓
Took a screenshot of that comment, it means a world to me as a beginner !
Wow, that's the first time I've heard of the connection between US Election and NotebookLM trends. Brilliant! At Jellypod, we’re definitely inspired by approaches like this to demonstrate how AI tools can help creators go from insights to content in minutes.
-Jason, cofounder of Jellypod, AI Podcast Studio
Looked up Jellypod, a lot of voices to choose from, you also support many sources directly, sounds very promising and see waitlist in pricing plans, so I guess you are doing really well ;)
Good luck to you and your team!
In your Playlist "NotebookLM Tutorial" this video (i.e., NotebookLM Power Tips That 99% Don't Know (2025 Guide)) appears at position #4. Given its basic overview quality for beginners, I suggest placing it as the very FIRST video in the playlist.
Thanks again James! Done!
"Notebook LM never halucinates"? It's not true. It halucinates all the time. Creates stories and gives false answers to the questions about attached documents. I'd like to have temperature slider here, as for now Notebook LM imagination is off the scale! And still it's really usefull tool.
I would agree. It is a heavy user of hallucinogenic substances.
I've never experienced this.
I'd say they are non-deterministic OR unpredictable. Neither always nor never :)
You must've seen in my video where I demonstrated that using Walmart Pollution emission numbers when It declined to provide that factual numbers because they were not provided in the source.
Same time when I asked it to create a correlation score between Pollution and Health issues, it used its own trained knowledge combined with sources was able to assign a high/low/medium rating. Now you could call this hallucination and some call it a feature :)
But you bring a good point to control temperature/creativity, it's a good feature request we can file with NotebookLM and see if we get enough support! Lets give it a try ?
@@equitableAII haven’t experienced hallucinations with NLM either.
I used notebook LM to create my first AI podcast on pets...stories, training etc..love to see changez or additions in notebook LM. Will you be donnng a video on illuminate ?
@DhyanaStudio - Podcasts in NBLM is indeed unbelievably good, glad you are using it! But it is general purpose research tool while Illuminate is more for scientific research papers and books. And comes with more control on audio generation, are you using it for research work ?
Well, for now, I am using NBLM, but I am trying to make it more useful with the intro and pause to include in the form of prompts..if you do, please share. Thank you.
Brother, your content is amazing, the hook,the topic all 10/10. Just working a little bit on the thumbnails may get you more success. That's how I see it.
Really appreciate your feedback!
Nice video 👍
can't retrieve the URLs you uploaded, which is a huge huge problem
Which URL are you referring to? I didn’t upload anything, anywhere!
@@The_AI_News9 'you' for user -; a big limitation of Notebook LM is that if you upload a link or a document, you cannot retrieve that link or document once it's there, you can only work with the text itself. For researchers, that's a huge problem.
Ah sorry misunderstood that, totally agree that it’s important for grounding as well. I’ll see if there is a feature request in NotebookLM discord if not I will add one for you!
@@The_AI_News9 if you learn of anything, I'd be super curious! I totally get that one can't view the full PDFs or the rich text / graphic version, but for Google to leave the URLs out is such a glaring miss ... anyway, great video, and overall I really dig Notebook LM...
I do see a couple of feature requests on this, and I have created one for you as well! I'll follow up!
The AI News, OP - Today at 8:19 AM
I'm hearing this from researchers who need to be able to refer back to the actual source as part of references. It's a big loss of information after you create the source from a URL.
This must be part of the citations. Citation shouldn't stop at source but all the way back to ultimate source URL.
discordapp.com/channels/1124402182171672732/1319700667719225450
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Happy to hear that !
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Copper: Woke-in --> Woke-out🙂 Use AI to create an echo chamber.
Fun !
Indeed, you are doing a fantastic job reviewing Google LLM. Thank you.
Appreciate your kind words!
Here is my method - it’s not perfect
Each prompt is to be run sequentially:
Add a Harvard.pdf document giving examples and explaining the referencing process to your sources
Prompt 1:
Define [Concept] in your own words using only the provided published sources. After each sentence, include an immediate in-text note identifying the source(s) you used (e.g., (Author, date [CITATION NEEDED])). If any information required for citation (author, date, title, publisher, URL, etc.) is missing or unclear, use "[CITATION NEEDED]" within the note, along with any available identifying details (e.g., page number, organisation name). Do not produce a full reference list or bibliography at this stage.
After you get output run prompt 2
Prompt 2:
Next, (a) Replace all source identifiers from Prompt 1 with properly formatted Harvard-style in-text citations following the guidelines in 'Harvard.pdf'. Use the author-date system. If a citation still contains "[CITATION NEEDED]", leave it in place and add a note at the end of the definition listing all sentences that require manual citation review.
(b) Provide a complete and correctly formatted Harvard-style bibliography for all fully cited sources, constructed according to 'Harvard.pdf'. Do not include any source that still contains "[CITATION NEEDED]". Use DOIs in full URL form (doi.org/[DOI]) where available. For direct quotations or specific data, supply page numbers (e.g., (Smith, 2023, p. 42)). Ensure all bibliographic details (author, publication year, title, publisher, volume, issue, page numbers, place of publication, etc.) are included if available. Include access dates for online sources if required by 'Harvard.pdf'.
After you get output run prompt 3
Prompt 3:
Revise the bibliography entries from Prompt 2 to ensure they fully comply with 'Harvard.pdf'. Pay close attention to all formatting details, including italics, capitalization, and punctuation. Incorporate any additional missing citations that were listed as requiring manual completion in Prompt 2a’s note. Follow 'Harvard.pdf' meticulously, adding any required page numbers, publication details, DOIs as URLs, and publication years. Do not include access dates unless specified by 'Harvard.pdf'. Present the final, complete bibliography in full compliance with the style guide and ready for inclusion in the final document.