Google launches NotebookLM, an “AI-first notebook” demoed at I/O 2023, available in early access since July 2023, and now powered by Gemini Pro, in the US
NotebookLM moves Google’s Gemini Pro from a model brand into a user-facing research and writing workspace, following its I/O demonstration and limited early-access period.
US users can use a Google notebook product built around Gemini Pro rather than only access the model through broader assistant experiences.
Google gains a direct surface for testing how a model performs against user-provided notes and source material in a sustained workflow.
Second-order effects
AI workspace rivals face a clearer product benchmark: a notebook can be positioned as a source-centered work surface, not merely a general-purpose chatbot.
If users adopt such notebooks for research and drafting, demand shifts toward tools that combine document context, organization, and model output in one interface.
Third-order effects
The launch points toward AI becoming embedded in persistent work artifacts—notes, documents, and project context—rather than delivered only through standalone chat.
Google’s subsequent move to enterprise controls suggests that governance and data management may become necessary for these work surfaces to expand beyond individual use.
The trend: This is an early instance of workflow-native AI, in which model capability is packaged inside durable, context-rich workspaces.
@EnglishOER Sort of-the only sources NotebookLM has access to are those you upload to it. Palm is still their underlying LLM, so it hallucinates a lot. The citations it produces redirect to the doc you upload, but there are coherence issues. Bard can now do this with you data, to…
We're launching an updated release of NotebookLM, an experimental product in Labs. Now available to anyone 18+ in the U.S., NotebookLM is also starting to use Gemini Pro and has new features to help you easily read, take notes and organize your writing ↓ https://blog.google/...
Just got access to Google's NotebookLM. As far as I understand it, this seems like a personal GPT or https://poe.com/ bot but with a bigger library of sources. Curious about others' experiences and tips. Register for the waitlist: https://notebooklm.google.com/ signup
Today I had the chance to try @GoogleAI's #NotebookLM. It performed really well and only hallucinated once. Its one hallucination was interesting, though. Here's what it did: 🧵(1/8)
Here is why I am so doubtful about the “talk-to-your-data” use of AI. This is Google NotebookLM, a cool tool that lets you use AI on data sources. Even though the document search retrieves the right information (it is Google, after all), the LLM answer has subtle hallucinations. …
Just got access to NotebookLM by Google and it truely amazing! I got key points of the paper within 5-6 questions. My go-to tool for skim-reading papers Best part: It suggests what questions to ask based on the paper's content. Liked the simple & easy-to-use UI as well! [image]