#citations

#citations

Did you know that when Google AI Mode uses Personal Intelligence, Google will add icons of the various connected Google apps used to tailor your message. So you might see a Gmail icon, or Google Photos icon or Search or something else show up as a citation or source near the responses.

Google confirmed there is a bug with AI Overviews not showing links for some responses. The bug was spotted by Lily Ray, who posted some examples several hours ago. Rajan Patel, Google's VP, Engineering for Search, replied saying it is a bug and Google is working on fixing it. Here is a screenshot of the AI Overviews missing any citations or links from Lily Ray on X: Rajan Patel replied saying, "Thanks for flagging, this is a bug and we're working on a fix."

Overall, our data shows that there is a 72% reduction, so people are changing their behavior," said Wise.

Perplexity is different from Google It's not just a search bar, it's a knowledge engine When you search for something on Google, you're usually greeted with a page full of search results and often an AI overview. From this point onwards, it falls on you to decide which results are worth your time and contain the information you need. Google usually does a pretty good job of ranking the right pages higher up,

'Each citation, each argument, each procedural decision is a mark upon the clay, an indelible impression that may one day be studied, critiqued, or serve as a cautionary tale.'

The allure of large context windows in AI models promises vast data handling and perfect recall, but reality often diverges from these enticing features.