Gemini 3.8 Flash in AI Mode drops citations for many TOFU queries, alarming SEOs
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-09-03
A user testing the new Gemini 3.8 Flash inside Google's AI Mode reports that for many TOFU-level queries the answers show no citations at all.
That's a worrying signal for SEO: if AI Mode stops attaching sources to common queries, publishers lose a key AI-era traffic entry point. Screenshot evidence included in the original post.
Related event: Google AI Mode Drops Citations for TOFU Queries After Gemini Update(4 posts)→
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