Deep Research supercharges NotebookLM to instantly scan hundreds of website

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TL;DR

• Deep Research, the Gemini feature that builds research reports from web info, is now available on NotebookLM.
• NotebookLM users can now use Deep Research to scan hundreds of websites and upload source material to their notebook.
• The study tool also gains support for more source types, including Google Drive links, Google Sheets, Microsoft Word docs, and images.

NotebookLM is having a big month. Google’s AI-powered learning and study tool received flashcard and quiz support on its iOS and Android apps last week and the updates haven’t stopped. Now, NotebookLM is gaining support for Deep Research, the Gemini feature that builds research reports from scratch, announced in a Google blog post. It’s also adding better integration for Google Drive files, and can handle Microsoft Word documents for the first time.

Deep Research and NotebookLM are similar resources. Deep Research creates a research report by scanning sources on the web, while NotebookLM curates learning materials from uploaded sources — which can include web links, but is not limited to them. Google is bringing Deep Research functionality to NotebookLM to “automate and simplify complex online research.” Users can ask Deep Research in NotebookLM a question, and it’ll scan hundreds of websites to build a sourced research report.




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