Infographic

Are you a tech leader or a tech follower? Do you dive into new tools the moment they’re released and immediately start telling others how to use them? Or do you watch what others are doing first and then experiment on your own terms?

When it comes to Artificial Intelligence, I’ve learned that I’m definitely in the follower category. I don’t need to be the first to try everything—but once I see a tool that might help with my genealogical research, I’m more than willing to explore it.

Over the past few days, I noticed several posts about Google Notebook LM’s new infographic generator. The idea of turning a narrative or research page into a visual summary was too tempting to pass up. So I gave it a try.

I fed Notebook LM my Untangling James Crawford research page and asked it to create an infographic.

Here’s what it came up with:

Trying out the infographic feature turned out to be far more rewarding than I expected. Instead of simply reformatting my text, Notebook LM pulled out the core ideas, organized them visually, and created something that genuinely enhanced my understanding of the material. I’m impressed—maybe even a little delighted—by how effectively it distilled a complicated research puzzle into a clean, shareable graphic.

For someone who considers herself a tech follower, this was a good reminder that experimenting with new tools can open doors to fresh ways of seeing our work. In this case, the result was not only helpful, but downright fantastic. I’m looking forward to exploring how this feature might support other genealogy projects in the future.