Google Rolls Out New AI Study Tools Across Search and Gemini
The announcement comes amid Google’s efforts to make Gemini the preferred AI assistant for students, as it competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT
Google has announced new study tools across Search and Gemini, including interactive visuals, customised practice quizzes, dedicated notebooks and more.
The announcement comes amid Google’s efforts to make Gemini the preferred AI assistant for students, as it competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Students can now generate custom tools and simulations in Search to better understand complex topics. For example, if you’re learning about pH levels, you can search for “pH scale” and quickly get an interactive visual in an AI Overview to help you understand the basics, Google said.
“To go even further, you can follow up and ask to see something more specialised, like plotting citrus fruits on the pH scale, and AI Mode will create a customised experience just for your question,” Google said in a blog post.
Students can now also get customised practice quizzes directly in Search for a range of subjects. They can ask for quizzes to help them prepare for standardised tests including the ACT, AP, ENEM, GRE, JEE, LSAT, MCAT, NEET and SAT.
Students simply need to search for something like, “Create a quiz with the most commonly tested vocab words to help me prep for the SAT.” Search will then provide an interactive quiz that includes explanations for each response and links to learn more. Practice quizzes are now globally available in English, free of charge, in both AI Overviews and AI Mode.
In the coming weeks, Lens in Search will introduce a new interactive learning experience to help students break down difficult concepts and determine whether they are on the right track.
“Just tap the Lens camera icon in the Google app (Android and iOS) and snap a photo of what you’re working on. You’ll get an AI Overview that provides helpful explanations, pinpoints where you may have made mistakes, and coaches you when you’re stumped on a problem,” Google said.
Google is also bringing Gemini Notebook, formerly known as NotebookLM, to AI Mode. Students will be able to set up a dedicated notebook for each class or subject and “add a range of sources like class slides, syllabi, or relevant web articles.”
Notebooks in AI Mode will roll out over the coming days across more than 180 countries in English, with support for local languages to follow in the coming weeks, Google said.
Students will also be able to create custom files to streamline their studies. They can ask Search to create ready-to-use study documents based on their uploaded files or AI Mode threads, instead of manually copying and pasting scattered course materials.
For example, students can add a photo of their handwritten notes along with lecture slides and ask Search to create a one-page document outlining the key concepts.
