“A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.” is a love letter to NotebookLM and how historians are using it to analyze data and structure books. (Bill Wasik, New York Times Magazine)
Summary
- A.I. is transforming how history is written, by reading vast troves of text and summarizing key insights.
- Historians are experimenting with A.I. tools like NotebookLM to generate story structures, character ideas, and conceptual overviews of their research.
- The ability of A.I. to "read for" authors raises both exciting possibilities and concerns about the future of historical scholarship.
