Google AI Overviews AI-Generated Images Have Returned For Some

Google seems to be bringing rear the capability for Google Search to create images on the fly inside Google Search. Google initially announced this back in July of this twelvemonth and afterward paused the test the next duration following several controversy. Now, it seems to be coming rear for several searchers.

Derek Hobson spotted this on LinkedIn and I am capable to replicate this on several browsers, not all.

Here is what I can do:

But in another browsers, the AI Overview from Google tells me "I cannot create images directly."

I amazement if this is connected to the Gemini 4 Hydrogen update in Google Search - likely is?

Here is Derek Hobson's example:

When I tried it, it came out additional akin Wil:

Back in July, whenever Google announced this, Google said, "To assistance bring those distinctive ideas to life, we’re bringing depiction generation immediately into AI Overviews in Search." When Google paused it in August, Robby Stein from Google wrote, "This was a small test we're no longer running. FYI this is not the Nano Banana characteristic we announced in July, which lone triggers whenever users explicitly ask to create an image."

I am not certain I akin Google Search making up AI images for me on the fly...

Forum conversation at LinkedIn.