NotebookLM Now Supports YouTube Videos, Audio Files
NotebookLM was launched as a platform that makes use of AI to make note-taking and analysis simpler for college students, academicians, and journalists. The platform permits customers so as to add totally different sources corresponding to a PDF file, a Word doc, a Google Doc, or just copy-pasted blocks of textual content, and the AI will course of it and summarise key factors. It may also reply queries primarily based on the added sources.
In a weblog publish, Google highlighted that the AI platform will now additionally settle for YouTube movies and audio recordsdata as sources. Users can decide a public YouTube video (unlisted movies won’t work) URL and add it as a supply. Once performed, NotebookLM will course of the video and generate the main factors mentioned in it. A transcript of the video can even be generated and permit customers to discover the subjects additional utilizing inline citations. Users can watch the video for added context throughout the platform as nicely.
Audio recordsdata are additionally supported as a supply on the platform. NotebookLM can transcribe conversations and find particular data when prompted. This is geared toward college students who file their lectures to undergo them later or journalists who file interviews to draft articles on them. However, this can even be helpful for company professionals who need to keep in mind the minutes of conferences.
Additionally, the platform additionally helps handwritten notes and lecture slides. These might be added to create devoted research guides that goes by the subject in a scientific method. Finally, Audio Overviews are additionally getting an improve. Once the audio is generated, customers can now share it with others with a single faucet. Notably, Google Workspace customers can not use this characteristic to share audio discussions.
