NotebookLM, one of Google's most viral AI products, just got a really useful upgrade: users can now publicly share notebooks with a link.
Until now, NotebookLM has served primarily as a private tool. It is well suited for compiling research, summarizing PDFs, and generating FAQs from uploaded source material. With this latest update, any NotebookLM user can publish a notebook for others to read and explore. Viewers can ask questions based on the content and interact with AI-generated summaries or briefing documents. At the moment, however, viewers cannot change the source material itself. Oh, and you need your own NotebookLM account to access a shared public notebook.
Interestingly, these notebooks exist somewhere between a traditional blog post and a lightweight chatbot. Study guides, product documentation, or strategic frameworks can now live in a semi-interactive format that offers more than a static read.
I like this new feature. Will NotebookLM join Docs, Slides, and Sheets as a mainstream productivity tool? Time will tell. Until then, let's see if this kind of collab workflow is as useful as it sounds.
As always your thoughts and comments are both welcome and encouraged.
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Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
