The most interesting thing happening in AI right now isn't that the models are getting smarter — though they are. It's that they're starting to work together. The question is no longer, should you quit ChatGPT and use Claude or Gemini instead, but rather, stacking models for the ultimate AI productivity package.
Some platforms even use AI to suggest the best AI for the job. But after living inside a workflow that connects Google's NotebookLM with Anthropic's Claude, I've started to think we've been asking the wrong question entirely.
I spent the past few weeks testing a setup that lets Claude reach directly into information stored inside NotebookLM, Google's AI-powered research and note-taking tool. Instead of manually shuttling research between two browser tabs, Claude can reference material I've already collected and use it to answer questions, draft content, and connect ideas across sources.
