Google AI Overview links now funnel users into AI Mode instead of web pages
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-09-22
Barry Schwartz reports at Search Engine Roundtable that Google is testing anchor links within AI Overviews that, instead of leading to web pages, take users into AI Mode follow-up questions. Spotted by Gagan Ghotra with a demo video, the links appear at the bottom of AI Overviews — another tactic to push users from traditional search results into AI Mode.
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