Google has introduced Expert Intelligence, a new cross-Google initiative designed to help users interact with trusted content through Google’s artificial intelligence products. The company says the initiative will initially focus on books in Gemini Notebook, allowing users to bring insights from selected authors, publishers and domain experts directly into AI-powered notebooks.
The new feature is aimed at making it easier for readers to revisit and apply ideas from books. Users who have purchased eligible ebooks through Google Play Books can add those titles directly to a Gemini Notebook and ask questions about their contents. Responses are designed to be grounded in the selected book, helping users explore the material without having to manually search through the entire text.
Google says Gemini Notebook can also transform book content into different formats, including infographics, audio overviews and quizzes. Users can combine information from a book with their own sources, potentially creating more personalized research and learning experiences.
Google highlighted several potential use cases for Expert Intelligence. A manager, for example, could use Kim Scott’s Radical Candor alongside other information to explore approaches to employee feedback. Users could also combine personal documents with expert books to better understand specific topics, while parents could use information from Michael Pollan’s Food Rules alongside a photo of their refrigerator to develop meal-planning ideas.
At launch, Expert Intelligence includes more than 100,000 books from major publishers, including Bloomsbury, De Gruyter Brill, Johns Hopkins University Press, Macmillan Publishers and Penguin Random House. Google has also worked with more than 15 bestselling authors, including Steven Pinker, Michael Pollan and Jennifer Wallace, to create Featured Notebooks containing additional sources and interactive materials.
The company has established controls around access to copyrighted books. Users must own an eligible book through Google Play Books to interact with it in Gemini Notebook. If a notebook is shared, other users will need to purchase their own copy before accessing the book’s content.
Google said Expert Intelligence will eventually expand beyond books. Future integrations are expected to include third-party subscriptions, business research reports and textbooks, with support planned for the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.
For now, the feature provides Google with a new way to connect AI assistance with professionally authored and publisher-controlled content while giving readers additional ways to explore books they already own.
