{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"startTime":10.08,"endTime":13.92,"body":"If you've ever spent hours gathering sources for a research paper or"},{"startTime":13.92,"endTime":17.365,"body":"project, you're gonna wanna hear about Google's latest update to"},{"startTime":17.365,"endTime":20.985,"body":"NotebookLM. NotebookLM has already established"},{"startTime":21.045,"endTime":24.585,"body":"itself as a handy note taking service, ideal for projects"},{"startTime":24.725,"endTime":28.26,"body":"requiring extensive research. Typically, you'd need to"},{"startTime":28.26,"endTime":32.1,"body":"gather and add sources yourself, which would then"},{"startTime":32.1,"endTime":35.86,"body":"incorporate into your project. But now Google has taken"},{"startTime":35.86,"endTime":39.655,"body":"this a step further with a new feature called Discover that promises"},{"startTime":39.715,"endTime":43.415,"body":"to save you even more time by collecting the right sources"},{"startTime":43.475,"endTime":46.915,"body":"automatically. Here's how it works. Instead of"},{"startTime":46.915,"endTime":50.675,"body":"manually searching the web for relevant sources, you simply describe"},{"startTime":50.675,"endTime":54.43,"body":"the topic you're researching. NotebookLM then surfs"},{"startTime":54.43,"endTime":58.21,"body":"the web on its own and creates a curated list of relevant sources."},{"startTime":58.75,"endTime":62.29,"body":"The AI analyzes hundreds of possible online sources"},{"startTime":62.83,"endTime":66.59,"body":"and displays the names and brief summaries for the 10 it considers most"},{"startTime":66.59,"endTime":70.365,"body":"relevant. You can import them all or deselect any"},{"startTime":70.365,"endTime":73.885,"body":"you don't want to include. These sources are then added as"},{"startTime":73.885,"endTime":77.265,"body":"research to your project. What makes this tool particularly"},{"startTime":77.645,"endTime":81.405,"body":"powerful is what you can do once those sources are added. You can"},{"startTime":81.405,"endTime":84.82,"body":"ask notebook l m to generate a study guide, a briefing"},{"startTime":84.82,"endTime":88.42,"body":"document, an f a q, or even a timeline based on your"},{"startTime":88.42,"endTime":91.22,"body":"sources. Head to the notebook l m page at"},{"startTime":91.22,"endTime":94.979,"body":"notebooklm.google.com and sign in with your Google"},{"startTime":94.979,"endTime":98.595,"body":"account. Click the create new button to start a new project."},{"startTime":98.975,"endTime":102.735,"body":"At the window to add sources, select discover sources from"},{"startTime":102.735,"endTime":106.575,"body":"the web, then simply type a description of your topic. If"},{"startTime":106.575,"endTime":110.175,"body":"you're having trouble coming up with the topic, there's even an I'm feeling"},{"startTime":110.175,"endTime":113.72,"body":"curious button that will explore a random topic chosen by the"},{"startTime":113.72,"endTime":117.24,"body":"AI. I decided to test this feature by asking"},{"startTime":117.24,"endTime":120.94,"body":"Notebook l m to find sources for a topic on 14 inch"},{"startTime":121.08,"endTime":124.38,"body":"and 15 inch laptops with the best tactile feel,"},{"startTime":124.52,"endTime":128.235,"body":"keyboards, and the best battery life. After submitting"},{"startTime":128.235,"endTime":131.535,"body":"my description, the AI quickly found 10 sources."},{"startTime":131.915,"endTime":135.375,"body":"I imported them all and was then able to request a briefing document"},{"startTime":135.595,"endTime":138.955,"body":"and even listen to an AI generated podcast discussing my"},{"startTime":138.955,"endTime":142.65,"body":"topic. This new feature is undoubtedly a time saver since you"},{"startTime":142.65,"endTime":146.33,"body":"no longer have to manually search for every possible source on"},{"startTime":146.33,"endTime":150.17,"body":"your own. And according to Google, this is just the"},{"startTime":150.17,"endTime":153.955,"body":"beginning. In their words, Discover sources is the"},{"startTime":153.955,"endTime":157.795,"body":"first of a series of notebook l m features that uses the power"},{"startTime":157.795,"endTime":161.334,"body":"of Gemini to find and collect relevant sources for your notebook."},{"startTime":161.795,"endTime":165.62,"body":"The feature is rolling out now to all notebook l m users, though"},{"startTime":165.62,"endTime":168.2,"body":"the complete rollout may take about a week."}]}