Google makes its note-taking AI NotebookLM more useful
What are the capabilities of the new Notebook Guide feature within NotebookLM?
The new Notebook Guide feature within NotebookLM offers several capabilities that enhance the user's experience in studying and organizing information. It reads sources within NotebookLM and can create study guides, FAQs, or briefing documents2. Inline citations can also be generated to point to your own sources for fact-checking AI responses2. The Notebook Guide supports up to 50 sources per project, with each source being able to contain up to 500,000 words. This feature helps users to easily read, take notes, ask questions, and organize their ideas in a more efficient manner5.
What technology powers the latest features of NotebookLM, and what are its capabilities regarding images and charts?
The latest features of NotebookLM are powered by Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro, a large language model. This technology allows users to ask questions about charts, images, and diagrams they upload to the platform3. With Gemini 1.5 Pro, NotebookLM can create answers based on images, charts, and diagrams in Google Slides or Docs2. In its responses, NotebookLM will include citations for the images, so users can use them as evidence. This capability is due to the multimodal capabilities added by Gemini 1.5 Pro.
How many sources can each NotebookLM project now include, and what is the maximum word count per source?
Each NotebookLM project can now include up to 50 sources. The maximum word count per source has been increased to 500,000 words. Previously, NotebookLM only allowed the addition of five sources per project. This update aims to enhance the app's capabilities as a research tool by allowing users to gather insights from a wider range of sources.