While AI tools are incredibly divisive, and I remain highly skeptical of them in general (especially as someone who makes a living writing for the internet), I have to give props to Google's NotebookLM, which is the rare AI tool I've found that meets my standards for being both ethical and useful.

This large language model pulls only from the content you put into it, making it a great way to organize your notes, pull out key ideas, and increase your productivity. And now a new update allows you to use it to create flashcards and quizzes, making it a perfect study companion—and it's still free.

What NotebookLM can do

If you're unfamiliar with NotebookLM's capabilities, here's a quick rundown: You start by uploading your materials to "notebooks," which you can think of as your single sour

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