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  • Get an audio overview of Search results in Labs, then click through to learn more.

    Today, we’re launching a new Search experiment in Labs – Audio Overviews, which uses our latest Gemini models to generate quick, conversational audio overviews for certain search queries. Searching for a topic you’re not familiar with? An audio overview can help you get a lay of the land, offering a convenient, hands-free way to absorb information whether you're multitasking or simply prefer an audio experience.

    Want to explore a topic further? We display helpful web pages right within the audio player on the search results page so you can easily dive in and learn more.

    To try it out, opt into the experiment in Labs. When our systems determine it might be useful, you’ll see the option on the search results page to tap to generate a short audio overview on the topic of your query. You can give a thumbs up/down on each discussion, and the experiment as a whole in Labs.

  • Get an audio overview of Search results in Labs, then click through to learn more.

    Today, we’re launching a new Search experiment in Labs – Audio Overviews, which uses our latest Gemini models to generate quick, conversational audio overviews for certain search queries. Searching for a topic you’re not familiar with? An audio overview can help you get a lay of the land, offering a convenient, hands-free way to absorb information whether you're multitasking or simply prefer an audio experience.

    Want to explore a topic further? We display helpful web pages right within the audio player on the search results page so you can easily dive in and learn more.

    To try it out, opt into the experiment in Labs. When our systems determine it might be useful, you’ll see the option on the search results page to tap to generate a short audio overview on the topic of your query. You can give a thumbs up/down on each discussion, and the experiment as a whole in Labs.

    Wow, an even less efficient way to get answers than watching a fucking YouTube video...

  • Wow, an even less efficient way to get answers than watching a fucking YouTube video...

    And you already know they're gonna autogenerate audio-ads and product placements in these summaries as soon as people start using them.

  • Get an audio overview of Search results in Labs, then click through to learn more.

    Today, we’re launching a new Search experiment in Labs – Audio Overviews, which uses our latest Gemini models to generate quick, conversational audio overviews for certain search queries. Searching for a topic you’re not familiar with? An audio overview can help you get a lay of the land, offering a convenient, hands-free way to absorb information whether you're multitasking or simply prefer an audio experience.

    Want to explore a topic further? We display helpful web pages right within the audio player on the search results page so you can easily dive in and learn more.

    To try it out, opt into the experiment in Labs. When our systems determine it might be useful, you’ll see the option on the search results page to tap to generate a short audio overview on the topic of your query. You can give a thumbs up/down on each discussion, and the experiment as a whole in Labs.

    Oh, Google...

    Just eviler and eviler every day. Not only robbing creators of any monetization via clicking on links but now just blatantly stealing their content for an even more efficient theft model.

    FFS. I can't fucking wait to complete my de-googling project and get you the absolute fuck completely out of my life.

    I've developed a hatred for Google that actually rivals my hatred for Apple.

    🤦♀🙄 🤡 🖕 💩

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