"Google is planning to update its AI-powered search feature, AI Mode, to include more in-line links to the sources it's pulling information from. The company included the update as part of a broader change to the way it interacts with sources, saying it will also introduce the links embedded inside AI Mode with an AI-generated snippet to explain why they're useful."
"The change comes just days after the European Commission opened an investigation into Google over whether it is violating competition rules by using content from web publishers in AI features without "appropriate compensation." In August, Google pushed back on a study that claimed people were "less likely" to click on links when an AI Overview appears on the page, saying click volume has remained "relatively stable.""
Google will update AI Mode to display more in-line links to source content and add AI-generated snippets explaining each source's usefulness. AI Mode will show descriptions of relevant sources above a links carousel. Google plans a pilot with publishers including The Guardian, The Washington Post, the Washington Examiner, and the Associated Press to test AI-written overviews and real-time information in the Gemini app. The update follows a European Commission probe into possible competition violations over use of publisher content without appropriate compensation. Google is also expanding preferred sources globally and highlighting subscription links in a dedicated carousel.
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