Audio Overview is a new Google Search experiment that generates quick, conversational AI audio summaries for your search queries. Listen to a preview of top results with links to explore more.
Hi everyone!
Google is rolling out a new experiment in Search Labs called Audio Overview, and it looks like they've learned a lot from the popular features in NotebookLM. Turning an active search into consumable audio content is a really smart move.
The feature uses Gemini models to generate a short, conversational audio summary for certain search queries. It gives you a quick lay of the land on a topic hands-free. What's also neat is that it displays helpful web links right within the audio player, so you can easily dive deeper if something catches your ear.
It's a clear win-win: users get a convenient, hands-free way to absorb information, and Google naturally increases engagement time on the search results page. This is an interesting evolution for search.
It’s a small detail, but I appreciate how the tone of the summaries doesn’t feel too robotic or generic. There’s a conversational pacing to it that makes it feel more natural.
This is an exciting new feature from Google! How accurate and engaging is the audio summary?
The idea of transforming search into something more conversational feels like a natural evolution. Instead of reading five articles, I can listen to one short summary and decide if I want to dig deeper. That saves so much time.
