At first glance, Google's new NotebookLM looks like just another generic AI application. For those not in the know, it's a free service where you can upload a variety of media, and query this content using natural language, rather like using ChatGPT to summarize a business report. So far so ho-hum, right? Wrong. This is where most people miss the really incredible value this tool will bring to the future. I call it 'unlocked information'.
The problem is the world is awash with data. So much data. It's coming at us from everywhere. The web, YouTube, television and radio, our phones. We're literally drowning in the stuff. And nowhere more so than in the scientific research field.
