Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows

🇺🇸 TechCrunch·Jul 27, 202611:57 AM EDT·EN·2 min read
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Google has significantly expanded its AI Overviews, which now surface in nearly half of all search queries. This shift indicates that generative summaries are replacing traditional link-based results as the primary interface for information retrieval.

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Designers managing SEO or content strategy must adapt to a landscape where visibility depends on appearing within AI-generated summaries rather than just ranking in a list of links.

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