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Behind the product: NotebookLM | Raiza Martin (Senior Product Manager, AI @ Google Labs)

Behind the product: NotebookLM | Raiza Martin (Senior Product Manager, AI @ Google Labs)

Update: 2024-10-102
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Raiza Martin is a senior product manager for AI at Google Labs, where she leads the team behind NotebookLM, an AI-powered research tool that includes a delightful podcast-on-demand feature called “Audio Overviews.” NotebookLM started as a 20% project and has grown into a product that’s spreading across social media and has a Discord server with over 60,000 users. Raiza previously worked on AI Test Kitchen and has a background in startups, payments, and ads. In our conversation, we discuss:

• The origin story of NotebookLM

• The future road map for NotebookLM

• How Google Labs operates differently from the rest of Google

• The development of the “Audio Overviews” feature

• Key metrics and growth of NotebookLM

• Stories about collaborating with author Steven Johnson

• Navigating potential misuse of AI technology

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Find the transcript and show notes at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/googles-notebooklm-raiza-martin

Where to find Raiza Martin:

• X: https://x.com/raiza_abubakar

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whatsaraiza/

Where to find Lenny:

• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com

• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/

In this episode, we cover:

(00:00 ) Introduction to NotebookLM

(05:43 ) The genesis of NotebookLM

(08:08 ) Innovative features and use cases

(18:52 ) Building a startup culture within Google

(24:28 ) Expanding user demographics

(27:30 ) The product roadmap

(32:18 ) Other use cases

(36:11 ) Collaborating with Steven Johnson

(42:49 ) Ensuring ethical AI

(46:06 ) Future directions and user engagement

Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.

Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed.



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Behind the product: NotebookLM | Raiza Martin (Senior Product Manager, AI @ Google Labs)

Behind the product: NotebookLM | Raiza Martin (Senior Product Manager, AI @ Google Labs)

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