AI-Assisted Research
NotebookLM is an AI-powered research assistant developed by Google that can be particularly useful for both faculty and students. This video shows (39:06) it can be utilized to do:
- Document summarization: Upload documents (like PDFs, Google Docs, web URLs and more) to summarize content and provide insights.
- Answer questions: Ask questions about uploaded sources and receive replies with inline citations.
- Content creation: Generate various types of content based on sources such as summaries, timelines, FAQs, a podcast overview and study guides.
- Collaboration: Allows for collaborative note-taking and idea organization, making it a great tool for group projects and research teams.
Using AI for Research
AI can be used in research for
- Literature review
- Data analysis
- Grant writing
- Content writing and editing
- Collaboration
AI is driving a transformation across all fields of science, from developing drugs for incurable diseases to improving the understanding of animal communication, The Economist (16:01), 2024.
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