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NotebookLM

AI research and study assistant that answers questions using sources supplied to a notebook and can generate study aids.

By Google LLC · notebooklm.google · Last checked 9 November 2026

AI: data, oversight, teaching and ownership

The four questions buyers ask most about an AI tool for learning, answered from NotebookLM's own documents where they exist. Each answer carries its evidence level; "Research ongoing" means it isn't established yet and we have asked.

Data privacy

0 of 4 established

Trains AI models on customer data
Research ongoing
How long prompts and chats are kept
Research ongoing
Who processes the data
Research ongoing
AI models used
Research ongoing

Learner oversight

0 of 4 established

Minimum learner age
Research ongoing
Staff can review AI output before learners see it
Research ongoing
Staff can set limits on the AI
Research ongoing
Staff can see learner conversations
Research ongoing

Pedagogical approach

0 of 3 established

How it responds to learners
Research ongoing
Answers from your own course content
Research ongoing
Shows its sources
Research ongoing

Output ownership

0 of 1 established

Who owns what the AI produces
Research ongoing

At a glance

Markets
  • Higher education
  • Schools
  • Corporate
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Pricing model
Research ongoing
Entry price
Research ongoing
Free version
Research ongoing
Free trial
Research ongoing
Deployment
  • Cloud
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Standards
Research ongoing
Accessibility
Research ongoing
Security certifications
Research ongoing
Data residency
Research ongoing
AI models
Research ongoing
Trains AI on customer data
Research ongoing
Availability
Research ongoing

What it does

Key features

  • Source-grounded answers
  • Citations to uploaded sources
  • Study guides and other generated learning assets

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Used for

  • Course-material Q&A
  • Summarisation
  • Study guides
  • Source-grounded research
  • Revision

Integrations

  • Google account
  • Uploaded and linked source materials
  • Workspace for Education

The company

Company
Google LLC about.google
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, USA about.google · Vendor-supplied
Founded
1998 about.google · Vendor-supplied
Size
180,000+ employees (Alphabet/Google group; latest public annual reporting) abc.xyz · Vendor-supplied
Funding
Public company; Alphabet equity and debt capital markets abc.xyz · Vendor-supplied
Ownership
Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. about.google · Vendor-supplied

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