From PC World: Google is updating how links are displayed in Search’s AI results, making them clearer and more prominent, reports The Verge.
According to a social media post by Robby Stein, Vice President of Google Search, internal testing shows that the new AI results interface makes it easier for users to find content on the web.
The change comes in the wake of heavy criticism levied against Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode, which allegedly have had a negative impact on traffic to news sites, blogs, and other web publishers. Also, the European Commission has reviewed the company’s AI search features, including how content from publishers is used in AI responses and whether that content is scraped without reasonable compensation.
With the coming changes, a list of sources will now appear in a pop-up window when users hover their mouse pointer over a cited source in AI Overviews or AI Mode, at least on desktop PCs. A short description of the article and an accompanying image will be displayed.
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