Google is turning its AI-powered research assistant, NotebookLM, into a personalized study partner. In an update announced on Monday, the tool can now automatically generate flashcards and quizzes based directly on a user’s own notes, documents, and other source materials, further cementing its role as a grounded AI tool for students and researchers.
The new features, which are now rolling out, allow users to create study aids from a new “Studio” section within the app. According to a post from Google and reports from CNET, you can customize the number of questions and difficulty for both quizzes and flashcards. If you get a quiz question wrong, NotebookLM can provide a detailed explanation with citations that point directly back to the original source material you uploaded.
This student-focused update also includes redesigned “Reports,” which can now create blog posts and other custom formats, and a new “Learning Guide” chat style that encourages Socratic-style questioning. Google also announced a partnership with OpenStax to offer six public notebooks based on peer-reviewed academic textbooks. These features arrive just after a recent update that added new formats like “Debate” and “Critique” to NotebookLM’s podcast-style Audio Overviews.
The update is part of a broader, rapid-fire deployment of AI features across Google’s products. A company comment noted that the new NotebookLM features “should be 100%” available by the end of this week. On the same day, Google also added audio file uploads to its main Gemini app and expanded its Search AI to five new languages.
Sources
- CNET: NotebookLM Can Now Make Flashcards and Quizzes to Help You Study
- 9to5Google: NotebookLM rolling out Flashcards, Quizzes, and more learning tools
- TechCrunch: Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts
- The Verge: Google’s Gemini app adds audio file compatibility, Search gets new languages, and NotebookLM can create blog posts
