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Google introduces Expert Intelligence to integrate Play Books with Gemini Notebook
Users can now ground AI-generated summaries, quizzes, and infographics in purchased ebooks.
The short version
- Google announced Expert Intelligence, an initiative enabling users to import purchased Google Play Books titles into Gemini Notebook.
- The integration supports over 100,000 titles from major publishers, allowing users to query texts, generate infographics, and produce audio overviews grounded in specific books.
- To access a book's contents, users must own the title via Google Play Books, and shared notebook collaborators are prompted to buy their own copy.
- Google plans to expand the feature to the main Gemini app, AI Mode, and additional third-party sources such as textbooks and research reports.
Key facts
- Google launched Expert Intelligence, connecting purchased Google Play Books ebooks with Gemini Notebook.[9to5Google · The Verge]
- The initial launch supports over 100,000 books from publishers including Penguin Random House, Macmillan Publishers, Bloomsbury, De Gruyter Brill, Johns Hopkins University Press, and O’Reilly Media.[9to5Google]
- Users can query book content and create tools like quizzes, infographics, and audio overviews based on the texts.[9to5Google · The Verge]
- Access rights are restricted so that users must own the book through Google Play Books, and collaborators on shared notebooks must purchase their own copy to view the book content.[9to5Google]
What remains uncertain
- The timeline for expanding Expert Intelligence into the standard Gemini app, AI Mode, and third-party research subscriptions has not been specified.[9to5Google]