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Can AI read 50 YouTube videos for me?

Yes

Yes. The free notebook takes 50 videos and cites the exact passage.

My mascot in a beanbag with a tablet, videos and a summary sticky note

Section 01 · tested at home

What I do

To understand how a creator builds their reels, I gave NotebookLM 394 of their videos. I ask my questions, it cites the passages. Beyond 50 sources per notebook, you need a paid Google plan, like me.

Section 02 · step by step

How you do it

  1. Step 2.1: Open NotebookLM and create a notebook.
  2. Step 2.2: Add the YouTube links, one video per source.
  3. Step 2.3: Ask your questions and click the numbers of the cited passages.
  4. Step 2.4: Also ask where the videos contradict each other.
Plan BIf you get stuck

If a link is refused, check that the video has subtitles, then paste its transcript. Without text, NotebookLM can't read it.

The prompt to copy
List the 10 ideas that come up most often in these videos. For each one, cite the videos where it appears. Then tell me what they contradict each other on.

Section 03 · no sugar-coating

The limit

It reads what is said, not what is shown. A tip displayed only on screen escapes it. So does a video without subtitles.

Section 04

What with

NotebookLM
It's now called Gemini Notebook. Free: 50 sources per notebook, 50 questions a day.
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