Google’s AI search summaries could potentially harm the publishing industry and may ultimately have negative consequences.

Google’s AI search summaries could potentially harm the publishing industry and may ultimately have negative consequences.

Google is rolling out AI overviews in Google Search, replacing “featured snippets,” to all US users. These overviews provide summaries of web pages, sometimes without linking to the original sites. This move has raised concerns in the publishing industry, as it may reduce the incentive for publishers to create new content that AI models rely … Read more

Google is beginning to test advertisements in AI summaries

Google is beginning to test advertisements in AI summaries

Google has announced that ads will now be featured in AI Overviews, specifically in search and shopping ads that can appear above search results for more complex queries. These ads will be integrated within the overview boxes and will be labeled as “sponsored” when they are relevant to the search query and AI overview content. … Read more