Since last year, Google has been consistently adding more and more features to NotebookLM, its popular AI-powered research assistant. Earlier in May, the search titan finally released the NotebookLM app for Android devices. It also added support for sharing NotebookLM Notes , similar to Google Docs, last month. Google is now feeding some featured notebooks to NotebookLM , which offer a curated selection of content from various authors, researchers, publications, and non-profits.
Google’s AI research assistant can already assemble high-quality sources for people researching hard topics. Now, the new featured notebooks section in NotebooksLM on the web will make things even easier by offering notebooks from major publications like The Atlantic and The Economist, and others. NotebookLM’s new feature is great for both students and professionals.
Google is initially adding eight featured notebooks to NotebookLM
NotebookLM’s desktop version now has a new “Featured notebooks” tab alongside filters for: All, My notebooks, and Shared with me. As of now, it has a collection of eight notebooks. The first round includes a notebook on longevity advice from Eric Topol, bestselling author of “Super Agers”. There’s an advice notebook based on the author Arthur C. Brooks’ “How to Build a Life” column in The Atlantic.
Users can interact with the content of new notebooks using all of NotebookLM’s features
You can head to any of the featured notebooks and use any of the signature tools of NotebookLM. You can simply read the source material, apart from asking particular queries or exploring specific topics in depth. Furthermore, you can listen to pre-generated Audio Overviews or explore the main themes of featured notebooks using NotebookLM’s Mind Maps functionality.
