Tech giant Google has been scrutinized for its rollout of AI Overviews in the past. However, the company refuses to back down and pay heed to the growing calls to have the feature scrapped entirely.
Google says the benefits that AI Overviews bring to the table are much greater than the flaws that have been identified in the past. That’s why the tech giant is now working on a series of tests for some greater innovation and we’ve gathered all the latest news for you below.
For starters, Google is experimenting with link icons that would display citations for any statement produced in the AI reply. Such clicks would take the user to a new overlay window when pressed. Therefore, the user could now be more aware of certain links in the search result page. Clicking on the link icon won’t take you to the source directly but a snippet preview would be available of the result.
Image: Glenn Gabe / X
This feature was first spotted by SEO expert Glenn Gabe through screengrabs posted on the X app. You just need to click on the overflow menu and all the links will be shown in the form of a menu. He further explains how the link icons when tapped would display all the links for that certain response’s part in the form of overlays. Interesting, no?
Next up, Google is experimenting with a new option that allows users to save their AI Overviews on their Google Interests. If you opt into Google Labs, you will witness AI Overviews at the bottom and also see new buttons for Save.
Screenshot: @glenngabe / X
Clicking on this would not only save the Overview but also the search conducted on Google Interests so it can be referenced later on if necessary. It’s all in one place inside a private collection across your Search app. Another interesting feature noticed by Glenn Gabe who again was the first to notice the news was how Google will also reveal the date when the query was made after you save it.
Last but not least, Google is also displaying AI-generated images in some of its knowledge panels across Search. While the images are not produced by Google, they come from sites owned by third parties.
For instance, searching for a music legend like Beethoven would give you an image of the legendary composer across a knowledge panel as shown by one social media enthusiast on Reddit. So when you come to think of it, Google is simply sourcing the picture from another site and it’s quite cool.
While it’s not exactly new as one expert noticed it first in March of this year, it’s certainly worth taking a look at. Clearly, Google seems to be on a roll in terms of proving itself right about how AI Overviews certainly deserves a second chance despite the glitches it may have made in the past.
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Google says the benefits that AI Overviews bring to the table are much greater than the flaws that have been identified in the past. That’s why the tech giant is now working on a series of tests for some greater innovation and we’ve gathered all the latest news for you below.
For starters, Google is experimenting with link icons that would display citations for any statement produced in the AI reply. Such clicks would take the user to a new overlay window when pressed. Therefore, the user could now be more aware of certain links in the search result page. Clicking on the link icon won’t take you to the source directly but a snippet preview would be available of the result.
This feature was first spotted by SEO expert Glenn Gabe through screengrabs posted on the X app. You just need to click on the overflow menu and all the links will be shown in the form of a menu. He further explains how the link icons when tapped would display all the links for that certain response’s part in the form of overlays. Interesting, no?
Next up, Google is experimenting with a new option that allows users to save their AI Overviews on their Google Interests. If you opt into Google Labs, you will witness AI Overviews at the bottom and also see new buttons for Save.
Clicking on this would not only save the Overview but also the search conducted on Google Interests so it can be referenced later on if necessary. It’s all in one place inside a private collection across your Search app. Another interesting feature noticed by Glenn Gabe who again was the first to notice the news was how Google will also reveal the date when the query was made after you save it.
Last but not least, Google is also displaying AI-generated images in some of its knowledge panels across Search. While the images are not produced by Google, they come from sites owned by third parties.
For instance, searching for a music legend like Beethoven would give you an image of the legendary composer across a knowledge panel as shown by one social media enthusiast on Reddit. So when you come to think of it, Google is simply sourcing the picture from another site and it’s quite cool.
While it’s not exactly new as one expert noticed it first in March of this year, it’s certainly worth taking a look at. Clearly, Google seems to be on a roll in terms of proving itself right about how AI Overviews certainly deserves a second chance despite the glitches it may have made in the past.
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• Rising Online Scams In Malaysia And Singapore Broadens Oversight Of Top Social Media Apps
• ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: Which Generative AI Model Is Best For Creating Trending Content?
