Leaked research shows Google AI Overviews cut clicks without improving quality
lilyraynyc · x · 2026-09-20
Independent research sent to media contradicts Google's claims about AI Overviews: the feature did not improve user satisfaction or visit quality, and its main measurable effect was reducing clicks to source websites. The post argues this confirms what critics suspected but were told wasn't true.
More from Companies & People
- ML Prague 2027 opens Call for Workshops, proposals due October 15 — burny_tech · 2026-09-20
- Sam Altman's 2005 Loopt pitch goes viral as investor dissects his two fatal bets — viksit · 2026-09-20
- threepointone's 'senior engineer death spiral' essay goes viral as mandatory reading — threepointone · 2026-09-20
- Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi: Ontology graphs with millions of nodes give AI maximum org context — matei_zaharia · 2026-09-20
- Noam's new interview called "sauceless" — the Schulman one was better — anpaure · 2026-09-20
- Gary Marcus slams Anthropic's Accenture eval deal amid METR independence concerns — mjdramstead · 2026-09-20