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Google Is Making Source Links a Bit More Clickable in AI Overviews and AI Mode
Google introduces hover pop-ups with link descriptions and images in AI search to improve source visibility and address publisher traffic concerns, vice president Robby Stein said.
- On Tuesday, Robby Stein announced that hovering over sources in AI Overviews and AI Mode on desktop will show a pop-up list of links with descriptions and images, and Google will add more descriptive link icons on desktop and mobile.
- Publishers say AI-generated search results are tanking traffic, while last year the European Commission opened an investigation into Google over compensation for using publisher content.
- Google will add more descriptive link icons in AI responses, testing found the new Search UI more engaging, and the company is exploring publisher opt-outs in AI Mode.
- Publishers face declining traffic and revenue as AI Mode offers chatbot-style answers without user visits, while Google explores opt-outs and cites the open web’s `rapid decline`.
- Google is continuing to expand its AI search features and refine link displays across desktop and mobile amid European Commission probes and publisher calls for compensation.
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Google’s AI search results will make links more obvious
Google says it will now display links more prominently inside its AI-powered features in Search. Robby Stein, the vice president of Google Search, announced on Tuesday that a list of links will now appear inside a pop-up when you hover over the sources in AI Overviews and AI Mode on desktop, alongside a description of each linked article and accompanying images. Stein adds that Google will also show these "more descriptive and prominent link ico…
The introduction of AI summaries (AI Overviews) and AI Mode (AI Mode) in Google's search has led to a fall in click rates worldwide. Now, a new link presentation is supposed to provide more traffic again.read more on t3n.de
Google's AI Search Makes Source Links More Prominent to Boost Site Traffic
Understanding how AI impacts on Google’s Search results website traffic has become a top priority for creators and businesses alike. The company has recently been under fire for allegations of traffic drops resulting from AI-powered summaries. In a move to address these concerns, Google is now making links in AI Overviews and its conversational AI Mode much more obvious to users in a move aiming to boost site traffic. Google updates AI Search re…
Google announces that it will make links more prominent in AI searches
It turns out that AI-powered Google searches will now pop up links when you hover over a source. New on Search: In AI Overviews and AI Mode, groups of links will automatically appear in a pop-up as you hover over them on desktop, so you can jump right into a website to learn more. And we'll show more descriptive and prominent link icons within the response across both… pic.twitter.com/VUTtHUCwgG — Robby Stein (@rmstein) February 17, 2026 The new…
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