Google Launches Notebooks for Gemini AI

Google has introduced Notebooks, a new organizational feature for its Gemini AI assistant, alongside a redesigned user interface aimed at creating a more seamless and less intrusive experience on Android devices. The updates, rolling out initially to paid subscribers on the web, enhance how users manage conversations, files, and AI interactions across Google's ecosystem.

Notebooks provide a dedicated space within Gemini to group related chats, documents, and other resources, functioning as personal knowledge bases that sync directly with NotebookLM, Google's experimental AI tool for note-taking and content generation. Users can add files from Google Drive, websites, or copied text to a notebook, then query Gemini using those materials alongside web search for tailored responses. Custom instructions can guide the AI's tone and approach within each notebook, and previous conversations can be moved into them for better continuity.

The feature bridges Gemini and NotebookLM more deeply than before. For instance, sources added in one tool automatically appear in the other, allowing users to leverage NotebookLM's capabilities like generating cinematic video overviews or infographics...