NEWS · COMPANIES · #2054
Google updates Search AI Mode and AI Overviews with more inline links, carousels, and clickable creator profiles
Google is updating Search's AI Mode and AI Overviews to increase inline links earlier in responses, introduce a prominent top section for single authoritative task links with contextual labels, expand timely-article carousels that surface Preferred Sources, make end-of-response links more visual with thumbnails, and test clickable creator/publisher names that link to Search profiles.
KEY POINTS
- Google is updating Search's AI Mode and AI Overviews to increase inline links earlier in responses, introduce a prominent top section for single authoritative task links with contextual labels, expand timely-article carousels that surface Preferred Sources, make end-of-response links more visual with thumbnails, and test clickable creator/publisher names that link to Search profiles.
- These changes make it easier to verify and explore sources directly from AI-powered Search results and may redirect more traffic to publishers and creator profiles.
- More ways to connect with the web from Search
WHY IT MATTERS
These changes make it easier to verify and explore sources directly from AI-powered Search results and may redirect more traffic to publishers and creator profiles.