Google has been steadily weaving generative AI into its core products, especially Search. Sure, the AI Overviews had a rocky start in the US, but they’ve since gone global, rolling out to over 100 countries by the end of last year. Meanwhile, AI Mode, which started out with limited access, got a wider release in June through Google Labs. Now, it looks like Google is bringing these AI-powered summaries to other places too, like the Discover feed.
As spotted by 9to5Google, the Discover feed is getting a bit of a facelift. Instead of just showing one outlet’s logo and name, you’ll now see a stack of overlapping icons in the top-left corner of some cards, with each one representing a different source used to create the summary. Tap on them, and a “More” panel pops up, giving you a full list of the articles that fed into it.
This move seems to have kicked off back in early June. That’s when DiscoverSnoop, an analytics platform, spotted Google running tests with AI-generated summaries in the Discover feed, but only for video content at first. In those early tests, certain videos came with a short AI-written blurb sitting right above the thumbnail. Users got a quick peek with three lines, and if they were curious, they could hit “More” to see the rest, which ran about 10 lines long.
It looks like this is still the case in the latest version being tested. 9to5Google noticed that users now see a three-line snippet before needing to tap “See more” to get the full summary. At the bottom, there’s a small but important reminder: “Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.” The preview image comes from the first story in the bunch, with its headline right underneath.
Pulling from Google’s experimental AI Overviews system
These AI-generated summaries look like they’re tapping into Google’s experimental AI Overviews system—the same one that’s had a bit of a bumpy ride in Search lately. Whether this ends up being genuinely helpful or just adds another step between you and the real article really comes down to how sharp Google keeps the summaries.
These AI summaries have popped up on both Android and iOS, and they come with an upgraded bookmarking setup. According to 9to5Google, Discover is testing a built-in “Save” icon right on the card, sitting between the heart and the three-dot menu. It’s a small tweak, but it cuts out an extra tap. Anything you save ends up in the Activity tab, making it easier to find stuff later without digging around.
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