How Tygodnik Powszechny uses NotebookLM to navigate legal complexity
For Tygodnik Powszechny, a publication with a deep intellectual tradition in Poland, the intersection of law, ethics, and technology is a critical beat. Patryk Stanik, Head of Digital Expansion, recognized early on that understanding the new European legal landscape (The AI Act, DSA, DMA) is essential for modern media organizations.
The Challenge: Dense Regulatory Jargon The European "AI Act" and related digital laws (DSA/DMA) are hundreds of pages long, filled with dense legal definitions and cross-references.
Complexity: Understanding how Article 5 of the AI Act relates to GDPR compliance requires deep legal expertise.
Speed: When news breaks about a tech regulation, the newsroom needs to understand the implications immediately, without waiting days for an external legal opinion.
Application: They need to know not just what the law says, but how it specifically applies to media and journalistic exemptions.
The Solution: NotebookLM as the "Legal Research Assistant" Patryk and the team can use NotebookLM to create a private, grounded AI expert that "knows" these specific laws inside and out, allowing them to ask questions in plain language.
The Workflow:
The Input: The team uploads the official PDF texts of the EU AI Act, the Digital Services Act (DSA), and their own internal editorial guidelines into a Notebook.
The Prompt: They query the documents directly: "Based on the uploaded AI Act text, what are the transparency requirements for editorial content generated by AI? Create a bulleted summary for our journalists."
The Check: NotebookLM generates an answer with citations, showing exactly which paragraph of the law supports its answer.
The Outcome: Grounded Explainers This allows Tygodnik Powszechny to produce accurate, nuanced analysis of tech policy faster than competitors. It also serves an internal function—helping the newsroom ensure their own AI experiments remain compliant.
Clarity: Translates "Legalese" into "Journalese" instantly.
Safety: Because NotebookLM relies only on the uploaded documents, it does not "hallucinate" fake laws.
Strategy: Helps the digital team align their roadmap with upcoming regulations.