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NotebookLM: New Features Coming to Transform Your Notes
Artificial Intelligence is increasingly adept at summarizing information, and it looks like it’s about to take note-taking to the next level. While several apps currently leverage AI for note summaries, an exciting new functionality within Google’s NotebookLM could soon enhance this experience significantly.
Transforming Notes into Videos
A recent discovery by TestingCatalog has unveiled a new Video Overviews option in NotebookLM, Google’s AI-driven note-taking application. This indicates that users may soon have the ability to create video summaries of their notes. Developed by Google, it’s likely these videos will be powered by Veo 2, the company’s latest video generation model.
NotebookLM already includes an Audio Overviews feature, enabling users to turn their notes into podcasts. This feature has been key to the app’s popularity, and if the video generation functions as anticipated, it could elevate NotebookLM into a must-have tool for anyone who takes notes.
While we don’t yet know exactly how the end product will look, it’s clear that the process won’t just involve using notes as prompts for video creation. According to Google, Veo 2 can create video clips lasting "several minutes" and possesses an improved understanding of physical reality along with human movement and expressions—suggesting that the outcomes could be quite impressive.
Notably, NotebookLM has been known to generate podcasts that can last an hour based on user content. Therefore, it seems unlikely that the new video feature will serve as a complete substitute. Instead, Google appears to be aiming to augment the AI-generated podcasts with visual metaphors or brief explanations to clarify more complex subjects effectively.
The Audio Overviews often feature scripted exchanges between two AI-generated hosts using distinct voices. Given some limitations with Veo 2, it’s conceivable that Google will implement a similar template-driven approach for video to enhance the quality of the final output.
More Than Just Videos
Interestingly, the new Video Overviews aren’t the only updates coming to NotebookLM. TestingCatalog has also identified interface improvements aimed at enhancing content discoverability. A new section titled Editor’s Picks has been noted, suggesting that users may soon be able to explore public notebooks. Given it’s a Google project, personalization features are likely to enhance user experience by providing engaging recommended content.
These community-oriented features have the potential to elevate NotebookLM from just a note-taking tool into a robust knowledge-sharing platform, similar to the Discover section of Perplexity. Google seems to be integrating its entire AI ecosystem—including text, voice, and now video—into a cohesive, user-driven tool reminiscent of applications like Notion.
The Video Overviews feature and new interface changes are slated to be part of the upcoming NotebookLM release for iOS and Android, expected on May 20. Coinciding with this release is the Google I/O event, where these features are likely to be showcased prominently.
I find NotebookLM to be one of the most innovative applications of AI in the realm of research and note-taking I’ve encountered in a while. I’m genuinely looking forward to trying it out, particularly given the efficiency of its Audio Overviews feature.
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