Overview

• Audio Overviews generates short, AI-powered voice summaries of search results and plays them in an embedded audio player.
• The feature is currently available to English-language users in the United States who opt into Search Labs.
• Summaries are produced using Google’s latest Gemini models and offer playback speed controls along with a simple interface.
• Each audio clip includes direct links to cited web pages and allows users to submit thumbs-up or thumbs-down ratings.
• The rollout builds on earlier audio features in NotebookLM and Gemini and is part of Google’s generative AI search push as publishers express concerns it may reduce traffic to original content.