Google further buries search results under AI mode
Google has begun automatically expanding AI-generated search summaries at the top of results pages for certain queries. This change pushes traditional search links further down the page, requiring users to scroll more to access standard web results.
Why it matters
This shift represents a significant change in how users interact with search engines, potentially impacting website traffic for publishers and changing the fundamental utility of Google Search.
Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable. The change, when it kicks in, pushes the typical list of links from a search much farther down Google’s results page; instead of seeing part of an AI Overview with a “Show more” button you can click, you’ll Google will show a full AI Overview at the top of your search, an “Ask anything” box under that, and then the list of links. It can lead to a lot of scrolling.
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