Google’s search engine has been given an AI overhaul. The web giant has activated a new feature Australia-wide that will deliver answers from its generative chatbot Gemini that will sit above the usual list of web results.

The feature, called AI Overviews, has been live for months in the US and elsewhere. While some users have been impressed by its ability to summarise information from multiple sources, others have expressed concerns over accuracy, potential manipulation and the interruption to advertising revenue for sites, which will be visited less often since the information is available directly on Google.

Google’s AI Overviews will........

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