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People are discussing NotebookLM primarily in terms of privacy and data-sharing concerns, and looking for an open-source alternative to avoid giving Google their information. The conversation is framed around finding a tool that replicates the usefulness of NotebookLM without relying on Google’s data practices.

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Key Takeaway NotebookLM’s appeal is tempered by privacy concerns, prompting users to seek open-source options that don’t require giving Google their data.
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NotebookLM’s appeal is tempered by privacy concerns, prompting users to seek open-source options that don’t require giving Google their data.

People are discussing NotebookLM primarily in terms of privacy and data-sharing concerns, and looking for an open-source alternative to avoid giving Google their information. The conversation is framed around finding a tool that replicates the usefulness of NotebookLM without relying on Google’s data practices.

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Briefing Findings · NotebookLM’s appeal is tempered

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Main complaint Hate giving Google your data
NotebookLM status Some love NotebookLM despite the data concerns

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  • Love NotebookLM but hate giving Google your data? I found a great open-source alternative Android Authority
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Could NotebookLM be next?

There's literally a website called Killed by Google dedicated to tracking every product the company has discontinued, and at this point, the list is long enough to make anyone hesitant about getting too attached to a Google product (no matter how good it may be). Given that NotebookLM spent months as an experiment in Labs, then graduated from it and became a full-fledged product and is where it is today, I don't really think it'll get killed off. But what I covered in the section above does seem plausible. NotebookLM could stop being its own thing, and just become a tab inside Gemini. All that

Google's silence on NotebookLM at I/O proves why people don't trust their products
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