Where this term shows up Inline citations appear in this channel’s material in the context of researching and reading with AI, specifically around NotebookLM, Google’s research assistant, in the episode with Steven Johnson about whether NotebookLM is the “ultimate tool for thought” [^0cc0dd07-dc88-5d83-8cf7-2f6e48821796]. Why it matters here The channel’s material on learning, reading, and research with AI emphasizes one spine across practitioners’ workflows: ask AI for structure first, then do the understanding yourself. Inline citations are part of that story because they let you explore a claim and understand where it came from, rather than taking the AI’s answer on faith — the same grounding-first mindset that shapes how these tools are evaluated in this material. - Inline citations sit directly inside the text you are reading, next to the claims they support.- In this channel, the term is grounded in the NotebookLM episode with Steven Johnson, part of the topic Learning, Reading, and Research with AI.- The broader workflow is: get structure from AI, then follow the citations yourself to verify and go deeper.