Summary: Bill Atkinson created HyperCard, a program that linked information like virtual cards and inspired the web. Today, AI tools like NotebookLM build on this idea by offering expert knowledge in interactive “notebooks” you can explore and ask questions. This new way of sharing information could change how we learn and access expert advice in the future.
The best way to get a sense of what “bottled knowledge” actually feels like in practice is to open one of these notebooks and ask for advice (View Highlight)
“The books of the future won’t just be static,” he said. “Some will talk to you, some will evolve with you, and some will exist in forms we can’t imagine now.” (View Highlight)