Google has integrated the Gemini 2.5 Flash model into NotebookLM, enhancing its AI research and Q&A functions. The standalone app, set for a May 20, 2025, launch at Google I/O, aims to simplify complex tasks for students, researchers, and professionals.

A recent preprint by researchers from Westlake University analyzes AI’s increasing presence in scientific research. While AI tools are widely adopted, the study finds that AI researchers seldom lead discoveries and suggests strategies to integrate them more directly into the scientific process.