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Google automatically expands AI Overviews on select search queries
The company confirmed that AI Overviews will fully expand to cover the entire page on specific search topics such as definitions.
The short version
- Google is updating Search to automatically and fully expand AI Overviews for certain search queries, filling the entire screen.
- The full-screen expansion targets topics where Google's systems determine it is most useful, including definition searches.
- Google stated that internal research shows users find the expanded experience more helpful and engage more in follow-up searches.
Key facts
- Google is automatically expanding AI Overviews to take up the full screen for specific queries rather than remaining confined to the top of the search page.[9to5Google]
- SEO professional Chris Long first identified the change, which Google subsequently confirmed to Search Engine Roundtable.[9to5Google]
- Google indicated that the dynamic expansion applies to topics where automated systems judge it most helpful, such as definition searches.[9to5Google]
What remains uncertain
- The full list of search query types affected beyond definition searches has not been disclosed.[9to5Google]