In India, Google has added features to AI overviews such as a toggle to switch between Hindi and English results without leaving the page. Indian users will also be able to hear responses generated by tapping the “Listen” button. The company noted that Indian users listen to AI overview responses more often than users in other countries. However, some queries in Hindi didn't work if the sentence structure or words were switched, and Google has been asked for more information about its approach to answering questions in Hindi.
Key takeaways:
- Google is expanding its AI-powered search summaries to six more countries: India, Brazil, Japan, the U.K., Indonesia and Mexico, with local language support.
- The company is rethinking how it displays source material links, adding a view on the upper right-hand side showing icons of sites above the AI overview on both desktop and mobile.
- Google is also testing a way to display relevant links within the text of AI overviews, aiming to drive more traffic to external sites.
- India-focused features have been added to AI overviews, including a toggle to switch between Hindi and English results and a "Listen" button for users to hear responses.