# Google is making AI Overviews even bigger on some search queries

> Source: <https://9to5google.com/2026/08/31/google-search-ai-overviews-bigger/>
> Published: 2026-08-31 17:10:00+00:00

As AI continues to be a bigger and bigger part of Google Search, the company is making AI Overviews bigger on some searches.

Already placed above traditional search results, Google’s AI Overviews provide an AI-generated answer to your query, pulling that information from links around the web and placing some of those links within the answer.

Now, those are getting bigger.

In some search queries, Google will automatically fully expand AI Overviews, effectively turning the whole page into an AI response rather than just taking up the very top of the page. The change was first [spotted by Chris Long](https://x.com/chris_nectiv/status/2092984357782794593), and Google has confirmed the update to * Search Engine Roundtable*, saying:

For some queries, AI Overviews may dynamically expand for topics where our systems determine it’s most useful for people. Our research has shown that with this dynamic experience, users find Search more helpful and engage deeper in follow-up exploration.

One example of where this happens consistently is with definitions, where AI Overviews take up the entire screen.

## More on Google Search:

[Google will let websites opt-out of AI Mode & Overviews in Search](https://9to5google.com/2026/06/02/google-ai-mode-overviews-opt-out/)[You can turn off AI in Google Search results with this easy modifier](https://9to5google.com/2026/05/23/google-ai-overviews-turn-off-modifier/)[Google AI Mode and AI Overviews will highlight your Preferred Sources](https://9to5google.com/2026/05/27/google-ai-mode-preferred-sources/)

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