Google AI Overviews are solely actually dwell in america, for private Google accounts (not Workspace accounts) and on Chrome browsers. Nicely, Google appears to be exhibiting AI Overviews to some Workspace accounts within the UK.
James Powley shared a screenshot exhibiting how his search on Google exhibits an AI Overview, additionally exhibiting that he’s utilizing a Google Workspace account and that he’s within the UK. He posted this screenshot for me on X
You’ll be able to clearly see it is a Google Workspace account, because it says “Managed by bluearray.co.uk.”
Chloe Smith notified me of this and James despatched me extra of those screenshots, together with the one above:
Some examples! pic.twitter.com/ioCxnpcUSO
— James Powley (@JamesPowley_SEO) July 17, 2024
In line with the Google documentation, it says “For now, Search Labs and its experiments are usually not accessible to Google Workspace accounts, together with Google Workspace for Training accounts.”
Right here is one other:
Yeah me too! Not opted in for Google Search labs and a workspace account pic.twitter.com/3t1L6glVyg
— Andy Frobisher (@andy_frobisher) July 17, 2024
One other:
Simply bought an AI overview in UK with out being on the VPN. pic.twitter.com/yQ1Eab6xW8
— Pedro Dias (@pedrodias) July 17, 2024
However Pedro sees it solely on his private Google Account within the UK, not his Workspace account:
Can’t reproduce it utilizing my enterprise Workspace account pic.twitter.com/73NCguUMR6
— Pedro Dias (@pedrodias) July 18, 2024
So I am getting mine with a private account. I can also’t get it with a workspace account.
It says search labs, so maybe not a real AI overview?
Though it would not look like I can signup for search labs. pic.twitter.com/3dO2yvwfJ3
— Dominic Woodman (@dom_woodman) July 18, 2024
So I suppose Google is testing AI Overviews for Google Workspace accounts – though, I’ve by no means seen it but. Plus, of us within the UK can see it with out even signing up for it in labs.
I did attain out to Google about this yesterday however I’ve but to listen to again. I’m wondering if it is a bug or the beginning of Google rolling out AI Overviews extra broadly…
Discussion board dialogue at X.
