- Google Notebook now generates flashcards and quizs directly from your downloaded documents
- Study tools are delivered with explanations and quotes
- The new features extend notebooklm of a passive summary tool in a more active learning partner
Google wants to bring people to use its carnets notebook platform fed in AI to learn in all kinds of ways. This now includes flashcards and quizs written to go with its other options to transform a tag of text into something that you can learn actively.
NoteBooklm started as an AI assistant for students, but he has since extended to a wider center for processing information on documents, written notes and even YouTube videos in formats that could be more useful for learning. This means summaries, deadlines and even audio and video presentations.
The idea behind the new tools is a simple consideration that you should engage with equipment to learn it, not only by trying to passively absorb it. The features of the quiz, as well as dynamic flashcards and new report formats, are supposed to feel more like collaborating with someone than simply reading a manual. I tested it with a mixture of PDF and transcriptions on ancient Egypt, and in a few clicks, notebooklm transformed it into a personalized set of flash cards. Everyone was removed from the content that I downloaded and included key concepts, vocabulary or dates. Turn the card over and you would not only see the right answer, but you will get an option to request more explanations, with quotes pointing to the exact line of the original source.
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The quizs work in a similar way, offering multiple choice questions that draw from your content with various degrees of difficulty. If you are wrong, the notebook quiz will tell you the right answer and explain to you why you have gone and how the concept is integrated into the situation as a whole. I found myself repeatedly by clicking on “Explain”, not because I was breaking the questions, but to see how AI dealt with explanations according to the information I downloaded.
Nor is it a single size. You can adjust the flashcards and the quizs to reflect any scope and complexity you want, ranging from the very basic definitions of the parts of a pyramid to more complex stories of the fall of the middle kingdom.
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One of the most intelligent little touches: after a quiz session, you can generate a study guide or a new set of flash cards depending on the questions you missed. It is a feedback loop that reflects the best parts of the tutoring, but without social pressure or the hourly rate.
But perhaps the biggest surprise is to know how natural it feels. Notebooklm does not require a long configuration. AI automatically removes the structure, themes and the relevant points. Of course, as with other autumnal surface tools, it’s as good as the equipment you download. I do not put things on the old extraterrestrials, but if I was a student, I would be sure I would stick to renowned information sources, not random blog articles or podcasts.
The Quiz and Flashcard tools are launched alongside a new series of generation of reporting. Notebooklm can now suggest custom outputs depending on what you have downloaded. Share a draft of a novel, and this could recommend a criticism of rhythm or dialogue. Put a memory of politics, and this could run a persuasive list of discussion points on the debates.
Compared to other AI tools with study features such as the Chatgpt study mode, notebooklm sticking to its sources makes it quite reliable. Everything that shows you is traceable to what you have downloaded. This makes it particularly precious for academic or professional equipment where precision is important. I’m not saying that you may not just prefer to learn by reading the books yourself, but if you have a large pile of books and related items, the quiz and the IA flashes could help make the equipment more digestible.
