What is Google NotebookLM with data protection?
NotebookLM, powered by Google's advanced Large Language Models (LLMs), is an AI tool that assists with research, writing, and information organization. It analyzes, synthesizes, and generates content from uploaded documents. Texas A&M campus members can access NotebookLM with data protection when logged in with their NetID and password. This more secure version ensures that university data shared with Google NotebookLM will not be used to train or improve any generative AI models.
NotebookLM has a variety of uses, including:
- Organizing separate projects or topics
- Deeply understanding your documents
- Combining and questioning information within your files
- Generating summaries, briefing documents, timelines, FAQs, and study guides from your uploaded sources
- Easily searching or locating specific information within your notes by chatting with the AI
- Presenting your documents as summaries in a podcast-like format with two speakers in 5 to 10-minute conversations
Who can use NotebookLM?
Texas A&M students, faculty, staff, and retirees who have activated their Texas A&M Google Workspace account can use NotebookLM with data protection. To learn more about activating your account, visit Google Apps at Texas A&M.
How do I log in to NotebookLM?
Go to https://notebooklm.google.com and log in with your @tamu.edu email address and password.
How does NotebookLM protect my data?
Students and staff who log in with their @tamu.edu email address get enterprise-grade data protections when they use Google NotebookLM.
Submissions are not used to train models and are never reviewed by humans or used for other customers. Your interactions with NotebookLM stay within our organization. Critical data cannot be used in NotebookLM, according to our restrictions of use https://it.tamu.edu/google/terms.html.
Is NotebookLM free to use?
NotebookLM is free to use for Texas A&M University students, faculty, and staff with a Texas A&M Google Workspace account.
What are the features and limitations of NotebookLM?
The standard NotebookLM has the following limits:
- Notebook limit: Up to 100 notebooks
- Source limit: Up to 50 sources per notebook
- Chat query limit: Up to 50 per day
- Audio generation limit: Up to 3 per day
- uses documents as its input
NotebookLM Plus, part of Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium, is not available for purchase in the Texas A&M Software Store at this time.
What best practices should I follow when using NotebookLM?
To access NotebookLM, use your @tamu.edu email address and password to sign in at https://notebooklm.google.com. Remember that personal Google accounts are not secure and should not be used for University data.
When handling confidential or sensitive University data, it's crucial to use only approved University cloud resources and storage. Many AI and Machine Learning (ML) tools lack adequate security protections for University data. If you have any questions about using an AI/ML platform, please contact security@tamu.edu.
What is the main difference between NotebookLM and Gemini?
NotebookLM is designed for in-depth work with your uploaded documents, focusing on analyzing, questioning, and combining information within those specific files. Gemini is a broader AI tool that handles a wider variety of tasks and inputs, including accessing the web for general knowledge and providing creative ideas, quick answers, and visual brainstorming.
Read our Google Gemini FAQ to learn more about it.
What is NotebookLM best for?
NotebookLM is best for deeply understanding your documents, organizing projects or topics, combining and questioning information within your files, and generating summaries, briefing documents, timelines, FAQ's, and study guides from your uploaded sources.
Where can I learn more about NotebookLM?
You can learn more about Google’s NotebookLM by visiting: