Google’s Ongoing Efforts to Rename its AI Products
Google has been on a streak of renaming its AI-powered products, and the latest example is the rebranding of NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. This trend reflects the company’s strategy of launching AI products with one name during their experimental phase, only to tie them to the Gemini brand later on.
In a recent development, Google has announced that it is renaming NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. This move is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to align its AI products under the Gemini brand.
A Brief History of NotebookLM
NotebookLM was first showcased by Google at its 2023 Google I/O event as Project Tailwind. Since then, the product has undergone significant transformations and has gained popularity among users. Today, NotebookLM is used by over 30 million people and more than 600,000 organizations worldwide.
During the past three years, Google has continuously added new features to NotebookLM, making it a more interactive and powerful tool. Some of the key features added to the product include interactive podcast generation, curated notebooks, video overviews, support for various file types, and an enterprise plan.
The success of NotebookLM has inspired other companies and startups to develop similar capabilities for podcast generation from source material and research tools.
The Update: Gemini Notebook
Alongside the renaming of NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, Google has also rolled out a new update that introduces several exciting features. One of the key additions is the ability to create secure containers for each notebook, where users can generate code to make outputs interactive. This feature allows users to tap into multiple sources and create complex data analysis directly within the tool.
The update is available to Google AI Ultra paid plan users, as well as Workspace business customers with AI Ultra Access and AI Expanded Access. Pro users will have access to this feature in the coming weeks.
Google has also stated that users can already view their notebooks within the Gemini app. Soon, they will be able to access them through AI Mode in search.
Impact of the Update
The update to Gemini Notebook is expected to have a significant impact on the way users interact with the tool. With the addition of secure containers and code execution ability, users will be able to create more complex and interactive notebooks. This, in turn, is likely to inspire new use cases and applications for the product.
The update also reflects Google’s ongoing efforts to make its AI products more accessible and user-friendly. By providing users with more features and capabilities, Google is aiming to increase adoption and usage of its AI tools.
