Google’s AI Overviews is a feature that uses Gemini to offer AI-generated overviews for your Google searches. First released in the US, this feature had a shaky start. There were reports about it providing incorrect and dangerous information to the masses. Despite being rather controversial, Google says that AI Search Overviews have been received well which is why it is now making the feature global by expanding it to over 100 countries with more language support.
Google’s AI Search Overviews is now global with availability in more than 100 countries
Google, in a blog post, mentions that the broader expansion of AI Overviews will enable more users to experience the new way of searching their queries. The company also adds that with this global expansion, AI Search Overviews will now serve more than 1 billion users every month.
Besides expanding the feature to more regions, Google is also adding support for more languages. AI Overviews are now available in English, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Spanish, and Portuguese. So, if you are in the US and speak Japanese, you can now see AI Overviews in your preferred language.
In yesterday’s announcement, Google further assured that the ads in AI Overviews will be clearly labeled. As a result, users will be able to differentiate between organic and sponsored results.
The company has been constantly updating the feature to make it more useful
It’s worth noting that AI Overviews have seen several updates since the initial launch. More recently, Google introduced in-line links that appear along with the overviews. The company then said that this change would increase website traffic compared to the previous design. Earlier, AI Search Overviews simply displayed the text from the sources.
Let’s not forget that Google is also using this AI feature to expand its ads business. The company previously stated that ads in AI Overviews will be visible on relevant queries for mobile users in the US.
All in all, this global expansion is proof that Google is quite confident about this feature and has been doing its bit to make it available for more users. Time will tell whether the company adds any new changes down the line.
As a side note, if you’re not fond of this feature, we have a guide on how to disable AI Overviews.