Google Lens Gets Upgraded With New Video Feature That Utilises AI Overviews to Generate Responses

Google Lens Gets Upgraded With New Video Feature That Utilises AI Overviews to Generate Responses

Google Lens is getting a significant update and will now support video recording. Users can use this feature to capture videos about objects and places they would like to run a quick web search about. The feature was first unveiled at Google I/O earlier this year, and it uses the…

OpenAI Launches SearchGPT, an AI-Powered Search Engine Prototype That Could Take on Google and Perplexity

OpenAI Launches SearchGPT, an AI-Powered Search Engine Prototype That Could Take on Google and Perplexity

OpenAI launched a temporary prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI) search engine dubbed SearchGPT on Thursday. The announcement came just a day after Microsoft rolled out its Bing generative search. Currently, SearchGPT is available in limited release, with access to a small group of users and publishers. The company has…

Google AI Overviews Reportedly Pared Back Further, Shows for Just 7 Percent of All Searches

Google AI Overviews Reportedly Pared Back Further, Shows for Just 7 Percent of All Searches

Google AI Overviews feature has taken another hit and is now showing for fewer searches than before, as per a report. Dubbed Search Generative Experience (SGE) during its beta testing phase, AI Overviews was formally introduced during the Google I/O 2024 event. The feature is currently available openly only in…

Google AI Overviews Now Showing for Just 15 Percent of Searched Queries: Report

Google AI Overviews Now Showing for Just 15 Percent of Searched Queries: Report

Google recently found itself in hot water for the AI Overviews feature after it reportedly began showing incorrect and unhelpful answers for searched queries. The tech giant also issued a statement claiming it was working to address the issues. Now, a new report has found that the visibility of AI…

Google to Soon Test Ads Within Its Recently Launched AI Overviews Feature in Search

Google to Soon Test Ads Within Its Recently Launched AI Overviews Feature in Search

Google is planning to test ads on its recently launched artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search experience dubbed AI Overviews. Notably, AI Overviews is a rebranded Search Generative Experience (SGE), which was released as an experimental feature to beta testers in May 2023. Now that the feature has been made generally available…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Says AI Overviews Feature Helping Publishers Drive Engagement: Report

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Says AI Overviews Feature Helping Publishers Drive Engagement: Report

In a recent interview, Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly addressed concerns raised by independent news websites and publishers regarding the introduction of the new Google AI Overviews feature. The feature was announced at the company’s developer conference, Google I/O 2024, held on May 14. In a conversation with the Verge’s…