Don't Use the Same AI Tool for Every Problem

One thing I've noticed while exploring AI tools is that tool selection matters almost as much as prompting.

A chatbot might be great for brainstorming, but it isn't necessarily the best choice when you're working with a large collection of source documents, creating a presentation, or experimenting with audio.

Here is a simple way to think about Google's AI ecosystem:

Task	Tool worth exploring
Working with research/document sources	NotebookLM
Creating structured video content	Google Vids
Generative music experimentation	MusicFX

The interesting part is the workflow rather than the individual products.

For example, if I were researching a technical topic, I could:

1. Collect reliable source material.
2. Organize it in NotebookLM.
3. Ask questions to identify the important concepts.
4. Turn the resulting explanation into a structured presentation.
5. Experiment with different ways of communicating the same information.

That is a much more useful AI skill than simply knowing a list of tools.

For anyone wanting to explore this workflow further, I've been using a Google AI learning resource that covers NotebookLM, Vids, MusicFX and additional Google AI tools.