AI Overviews (beta)
AI Overviews help you find information faster by summarizing key points and linking to reliable sources, right at the top of your Ecosia search results.
In this article:
How do AI Overviews work?
AI Overviews uses generative AI to summarize the most relevant information from search results, helping users get better answers, faster. The feature is powered by Staan, a European provider and part of EUSP.
Where are AI Overviews available?
This feature is currently available for the following countries: Germany, France, US, UK
This feature can be used in the following languages: English, French, German
How to turn off AI Overviews?
Ecosia users can choose whether they want AI Overviews enabled. If the feature is available to you, you can switch it off and on in your Ecosia search settings.
Follow these steps:
- Open your Ecosia search settings
- Scroll to Overviews
- Uncheck the box
- Save settings
Note: AI Overviews is a beta feature currently being tested. It’s not available to all users.
The setting will only appear if the feature is available to you.
If you don’t have access yet, you may still see other non-AI features such as Instant Answers designed to enhance your search experience.
Note: Ecosia saves your search settings in a browser cookie.
If you regularly delete cookies or use incognito/private mode, your preferences may not be saved. To keep your settings:
- Set your preferences in a regular browsing session first,
- Then switch to incognito mode if needed.