# Notebook Lm on The No Agenda Show

Notebook Lm comes up in 6 chapters across 4 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2024 to January 2026.

- **Chapters:** 6
- **Episodes:** 4
- **Discussed:** September 2024 – January 2026
- **Related topics:** [Google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [Model Collapse](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/model-collapse.md), [Podcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting.md), [Ai Podcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ai-podcast.md), [Ai Slop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ai-slop.md), [Artificial Intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md), [Binary Code](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/binary-code.md), [Dave Jones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dave-jones.md), [Deep Dive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deep-dive.md), [Doubleclick](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/doubleclick.md)

## Chapters 1–6 of 6

### Google Ad History, Adobe Acrobat AI and PDF Podcasts

- **Episode:** [1836: Big Bully](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1836-big-bully.md)
- **Published:** 2026-01-22
- **Time:** 1:21:04–1:25:15
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1836-big-bully/chapter/google-ad-history-adobe-acrobat-ai-and-pdf-podcasts.md

The history of Google's ad integration is revisited, noting they originally bought a company called GoTo to implement their search ad model. In current tech news, Adobe has added AI features to Acrobat Studio, including "PDF Spaces," which allows users to summarize up to 100 documents and generate presentations. A new feature also enables the creation of an "AI podcast" from documents, where two synthetic hosts discuss the uploaded material, similar to Google's Notebook LM.

Keywords: [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [doubleclick](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/doubleclick.md), adobe acrobat, pdf spaces, [notebook lm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/notebook-lm.md)

### Notebook LM, AI Podcasts and Binary Code

- **Episode:** [1767: Best Clips of The Day](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1767-best-clips-of-the-day.md)
- **Published:** 2025-05-24
- **Time:** 2:18:56–2:24:16
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1767-best-clips-of-the-day/chapter/notebook-lm-ai-podcasts-and-binary-code.md

Google's "Notebook LM" AI tool is demonstrated, showing its ability to generate a podcast-style conversation from uploaded documents. The hosts listen to a sample where two AI voices discuss a binary code file in a style mimicking NPR's conversational tone. They critique the AI's excessive use of "uhs" and "ums" and its repetitive, encouraging banter.

Keywords: [notebook lm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/notebook-lm.md), [ai podcast](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ai-podcast.md), [binary code](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/binary-code.md), [npr](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/npr.md), [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), patent.txt

### AI Notebook LM, Monkey Taint Podcast Experiment

- **Episode:** [1699: Entomophagy](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1699-entomophagy.md)
- **Published:** 2024-09-29
- **Time:** 1:28:18–1:35:53
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1699-entomophagy/chapter/ai-notebook-lm-monkey-taint-podcast-experiment.md

An experiment using Google's Notebook LM to generate a podcast based on the prompt "What does a monkey taint smell like?" is reviewed to demonstrate the current state of AI editorializing. The hosts also discuss "AI slop"—low-quality AI-generated content flooding the internet—and review AI-generated artwork submitted by producers for the show's cover art.

Keywords: [notebook lm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/notebook-lm.md), [google ai](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google-ai.md), [ai slop](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ai-slop.md), [midjourney](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/midjourney.md), [podcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting.md), [artificial intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/artificial-intelligence.md)

### Notebook LM and the Concept of Information Entropy

- **Episode:** [1697: neat-o](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1697-neat-o.md)
- **Published:** 2024-09-22
- **Time:** 44:22–49:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1697-neat-o/chapter/notebook-lm-and-the-concept-of-information-entropy.md

The concept of entropy, or the state of disorder and deterioration in a system, is being applied to the current state of the internet and AI development. Google's Notebook LM is cited as an example of how AI models may face "model collapse" if they are trained primarily on AI-generated content rather than human sources. This deterioration is compared to the decline of Google Search quality.

Keywords: [notebook lm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/notebook-lm.md), [entropy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/entropy.md), [model collapse](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/model-collapse.md), [google](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/google.md), [dave jones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/dave-jones.md)

### AI Podcast Generation and Model Collapse Demonstration

- **Episode:** [1697: neat-o](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1697-neat-o.md)
- **Published:** 2024-09-22
- **Time:** 49:59–55:58
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1697-neat-o/chapter/ai-podcast-generation-and-model-collapse-demonstration.md

A demonstration of AI "entropy" was conducted by feeding a transcript of a previous *No Agenda* episode into Notebook LM's "Deep Dive" podcast generator. When the resulting AI podcast was fed back into the system to generate a second iteration, the AI began to hallucinate, falsely claiming that vintage Walkmans were exploding in Lebanon. This illustrates the rapid degradation of accuracy when AI consumes its own output.

Keywords: [notebook lm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/notebook-lm.md), [deep dive](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/deep-dive.md), [podcasting](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/podcasting.md), [lebanon](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/lebanon.md), [model collapse](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/model-collapse.md)

### AI Analysis of John C. Dvorak's Substack

- **Episode:** [1697: neat-o](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1697-neat-o.md)
- **Published:** 2024-09-22
- **Time:** 58:28–1:03:25
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1697-neat-o/chapter/ai-analysis-of-john-c-dvorak-s-substack.md

An AI-generated "Deep Dive" podcast analyzed a post from John C. Dvorak's Substack, *The Oasis*, regarding Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). The AI characterized Dvorak as a "tech writer gone full political" and discussed his claims that TDS is a clinically diagnosable condition. The segment served as a further example of how AI interprets and summarizes human-written commentary.

Keywords: [john c. dvorak](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/john-c-dvorak.md), [substack](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/substack.md), [trump derangement syndrome](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/trump-derangement-syndrome.md), the oasis, [notebook lm](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/notebook-lm.md)

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