Google is releasing a standalone app for its powerful NotebookLM AI research tool.
The apps are already listed on the App Store and Google Play. They’re expected to formally launch on May 20, which is the first day of Google I/O.
NotebookLM, currently limited to the web, gives you an AI-powered workspace to pull multiple documents and other information together in one place. Upload PDFs, entire websites, videos, and audio clips, and ask Google’s Gemini to summarize the data, answer questions about what it has learned, and more.
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Notably, NotebookLM can turn the data you feed it into a podcast featuring two AI hosts. (PCMag’s Emily Forlini uploaded her third-grade diary for analysis.) The audio feature even allows you to interrupt the discussion to ask follow-up questions.
Earlier this month, Google introduced a new feature where its Gemini AI will find research for you rather than you needing to upload documents to NotebookLM. It’s unclear if this will be available on the mobile versions of the app.
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We expect to learn more about NotebookLM at Google I/O. Last year’s developer conference was packed full of Gemini and AI announcements, so we anticipate it to be similar this year.
Those with iPhones can download the Gemini app, but you can’t integrate it with your iPhone’s assistant yet. That could change later this year, when Gemini is expected to be available via Apple Intelligence, according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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