Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Ep 403: Google Learn About: The AI tool that’s as powerful as it is confusing

Nov 15, 2024
Google has unveiled a new AI educational tool called Learn About, designed to make the learning process engaging and adaptable. This tool integrates multimedia elements and evolves according to user needs, unlike previous offerings like Gemini and NotebookLM. The discussion includes comparisons of Google's tools and features innovative collaborations that enhance learning. Additionally, there's an intriguing debate over WordPress versus Squarespace, underscoring their unique advantages in web design.
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INSIGHT

Google's Confusing AI Strategy

  • Google's AI tool strategy is confusing, with multiple similar products.
  • Learn About, NotebookLM, Illuminate, and Gemini each offer overlapping yet distinct functionalities.
INSIGHT

Learn About Overview

  • Learn About is an AI tutor using the Learn LM model, a fine-tuned Gemini model for education.
  • It offers in-depth answers, visual aids, adjustable complexity, and is currently US-only.
ANECDOTE

Gemini's Multiple Identities

  • Gemini is a multimodal chatbot, also the name of its underlying models.
  • It's integrated with Google products and Pixel phones, but its free version often uses older models.
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