When I was in high school, there were some subjects you couldn't have paid me to study for, like math or government. I can't help but think about how different things might have been if I'd had something like NotebookLM available to help me care about and study for those subjects I actively avoided. It probably would have made me a much better student.
NotebookLM is a solid AI research assistant, and it really shines as a tool for students. What sets it apart from other AI tools is that it doesn't pull random information from the internet or from reams of potentially unreliable training data. Instead, it uses whatever material you give it: your own notes you typed up during class, a PDF provided by your teacher or even an audio recording of a lecture. NotebookLM will take the material