Too busy to read? Google’s audio overviews summarize your search results aloud
The next time you wonder why school buses are yellow, you might not have to read a single word to get the answer. Google’s Latest Experimental Feature can literally tell you the answer, in a tiny audio clip that loads right to your results page.
Launched Friday in Search Labs, Audio Overviews Uses Google’s Latest Gemini Ai Models to Turn Certain Queries Into 30- To 45-Second, Podcast-Style Explers, Complete with on-SCRENED Source links for fact-checking.
The move pushes Google’s AI Overviews Beyond Text, Position Search for a Semi-Hands-FREE, VOICE-FIRST FUTUTURE, while also Raising More Questions about what this means for pubriple Clicks.
How you can try out audio overviews right now
If you’re interested, you can try out google’s audio overviews right now. Go to the Google Labs Website, Opt in to the search labs program if you’re not alredy signed up and toggle on Audio Overviews,
You can hit Try an example to test out the feature.
The next time you run a Query, Like “How do I Stop Apps from Tracking My Exact Location on My iPhone,” Google might show you a button that says Generate audio overviewWhich you’ll have to scroll down a little to see.
You can then tap on the Audio Overview To process the clip, and then press play. You can speed up the audio, mute the clip and also rate it with a thumbs-up or thumbs-byn to better train it.
Audio overviews are only available in the us for now.
Below the player, google lists the web pages it degre from, so you can click through to fact-check the information or just dig deeper.
For that with visual impairments, this new feature offers a glimpse at what a voice-fIRST google might look like. But until Google Expands Language Support and Proves the Summaries are Dependable, Consider this a nifty experience for now, not a substitute for reading the full story.
