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Google announced Monday that it is expanding the repertoire of NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking and research platform, to include the works of some prominent publishing names.
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The company is collaborating with a cohort of scientists, nonprofits, authors, and news publishers to deliver a series of featured notebooks for NotebookLM users. These notebooks cover subjects like science, practical travel tips, expert advice on parenting and wellbeing, finance, and the complete works of Shakespeare, Google wrote in a company blog post.
What new notebooks can you access?
The roster also includes featured notebooks from The Economist and The Atlantic, both of which have content partnerships with Google. The Economist's notebook will allow readers to explore and interact with articles from "The World Ahead 2025," the latest edition of the publication's annual special issue.
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"This public notebook will feature our forward-looking journalism, examining what we view to be the most important trends and events shaping this year," Luke Bradley-Jones, president of The Economist, said in a statement. "This is one of many ways The Economist is experimenting with AI. We look forward to learning from this collaboration."
Here's the full lineup for NotebookLM's new featured notebooks, according to the blog post:
Expert analysis and predictions for the year 2025 as shared in The World Ahead annual report by The Economist
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