Tools·6 min
NotebookLM's Podcast Feature: One Year Later
By C.W. Jameson · Published 25 October 2025 · Last reviewed 25 October 2025
The feature still works exactly as advertised. The content is still shallow. For onboarding to a new domain, it remains genuinely useful.
An assessment of NotebookLM's audio summary feature one year after its viral moment: what it does well and what its limits are.
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