The Web Source Fetching Feature in NotebookLM is developed by Google
Google has revealed a new feature for NotebookLM, its intelligent note-taking tool, that enables artificial intelligence to automatically find and compile online sources related to users' content.
Users can now click the "Discover" button and describe the topic they wish to search for, and the tool itself will gather available online sources, eliminating the need to manually enter sources like documents or YouTube links.
According to Google, the new feature started to roll out to users on Wednesday and will be accessible to everyone in approximately a week.
Google claims that NotebookLM can quickly search hundreds of possible sources, evaluate the most pertinent ones, and then offer a list of up to ten suggestions, along with an explanation of each source's level of relevance to the subject.
The tool's other features, like whitepapers, frequently asked questions, and Audio Overviews—which employ artificial intelligence to discuss subjects in a podcast-like manner—allow users to choose which sources they wish to cite and import them.
Users will be able to read the sources directly and use them as references when taking notes or responding to inquiries because they will be saved within NotebookLM.
In order to make it easier to find pertinent references within the tool, Google confirmed that the "Discover Sources" feature is the first of a planned set of features based on the Gemini model.
Similar to Wikipedia's random articles feature, Google also introduced the "I am Curious" feature, which lets users tap a button to generate a list of sources on an entirely random topic. This is a fun way to learn new information.