I tried using NotebookLM's new AI Video Overviews and ended up with some usefully informative, but rather dull PowerPoint presentations

Abstraction: NotebookLM Video Overviews feature review — informative but visually weak

Key points:

• NotebookLM added Video Overviews: ~7-minute narrated slideshows generated from uploaded sources, joining existing Audio Overviews
• Single AI narrator voice with text and illustrations on slides; easy to generate from source documents
• Tested on Hieronymus Bosch and the TV show Taskmaster — content was accurate but lacked relevant imagery (no actual artwork or screenshots)
• Customizable via prompts specifying goals, audience, and tone; future format options teased by Google
• Best suited as a private study tool or educational onboarding aid rather than shareable content
• Described as "AI equivalent of dry toast" — functional but not engaging

Connections: Google · Notebooklm · AI Content Generation · Multimodal AI

Source: https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/gemini/i-tried-using-notebooklms-new-ai-video-overviews-and-ended-up-with-some-usefully-informative-but-rather-dull-powerpoint-presentations