Gemini 1.5 Pro Now Powers Google NotebookLM

Google's AI-powered note-taking app, NotebookLM is getting more powerful with an upgrade in the underlying AI model and useful with new features. The AI-powered research and writing assistant is being upgraded with the Gemini 1.5 Pro large language model. 

Google has also announced that it is coming to over 200 countries and territories around the world, making it widely accessible for diverse international users. 

"Our goal from the beginning with NotebookLM has been to create a tool to help you understand and explore complex material, make new connections from information, and get to your first draft faster," Google said while announcing updates to the platform.

NotebookLM is Google's AI-powered research and writing assistant designed to help users organise and synthesise information. 

The update includes new features such as support for Google Slides and web URLs, improved inline citations for easier fact-checking, and a Notebook guide for summarising sources. Enhanced with Gemini 1.5 Pro’s capabilities, the tool now also handles images, charts, and diagrams. 

"You can upload sources — your research notes, interview transcripts, corporate documents — and instantly NotebookLM becomes an expert in the material that matters most to you," the company said.

Inline citations in the summaries or notes will now directly take users to supporting passages in the sources provided, helping users to quickly and easily fact-check the AI response or dive deeper in the original text.

There's a notebook guide that gives users a high-level understanding of the provided source by converting them into useful formats like FAQs, Briefing Docs or Study Guides.

"Thanks to Gemini 1.5 Pro’s native multimodal capabilities, you can now ask questions about images, charts and diagrams in your sources. NotebookLM will even include citations to images as supporting evidence when relevant," the company added.

Enhanced by the capabilities of the Gemini 1.5 Pro language model, NotebookLM helps users streamline their workflow, ensuring that their research and writing are both comprehensive and well-supported. This makes it an invaluable tool for anyone needing to manage extensive information efficiently.