When ChatGPT was introduced to the world in November 2022, that was all the world could talk about. The popularity of AI chatbots has taken the internet by storm, drawing readers' interest in general AI. The concept has been around for a while, but the popularity of ChatGPT has fueled it.
Looking at the response to OpenAI's chatbot, companies like Google and Microsoft have also started rolling out their own general AI tools. In May of this year, Google announced that it would be redesigning the search experience and also introduced a Search Labs program that users can sign up for. And now, as part of this program, the tech giant has announced a new feature that will help users browse articles on the Internet faster.
Google presents AI-generated article summaries
The company, in a blog post titled Learn by Search (and Navigate) with Innovative AI, says it's rolling out a feature called SGE while browsing that will give users a summary generated by the search. The feature will be available to Android and iOS users first and will come to the desktop version of Search later.
The tech giant's blog post reads: "SGE While Browsing" is specifically designed to help people engage more deeply with long-form content from publishers and creators and help Easily find what you're looking for while browsing the web. On some of the websites you visit, you can tap to see a list of AI-generated key points mentioned in an article, with links that will take you directly to what you're looking for right there. page. We'll also help you dig deeper with 'Explore on Page', where you can see the questions the article answers and jump to the appropriate section to learn more.
However, these AI-generated abstracts will only be available for articles that are freely available on the web. Articles protected by a fee wall will not be summarized by Google.
How do I access this feature?
Google also says that users who have opted into their SGE program will automatically have access to the feature. For those who haven't signed up for the program, they can sign up for SGE while browsing the experience in Search Labs. Desktop users, should ensure that they are running an updated version of Chrome and should then visit Labs.
Introduction to the definition
Sometimes we search for the meaning of different words on Google by just typing the word in the search bar. But we may not have to do that anymore.
