Google finds another way to push Search users to AI Mode
AI Overviews are automatically expanding for some searches.
Google has recently implemented a new strategy to entice users to utilize its AI Mode while searching. Some search queries are now resulting in fully expanded AI Overview summaries, which include a text box labeled "Ask anything" that directs users to AI Mode. This change appears to be exclusive to desktop users. Google has been striving to make AI Mode a more integral part of Search for some time now.
The latest development involves AI Overview summaries appearing fully expanded, complete with a text box where users can input follow-up questions. This will trigger an AI Mode interaction. Previously, these text boxes would only become visible after clicking the "Show more" button at the bottom of an AI Overview. This modification was first noticed by Chris Long, co-founder of SEO agency Nectiv, on X (via WinFuture).
Now, certain search terms are triggering results that begin with an expanded AI Overview answer, taking up considerable space, and featuring the "Ask anything" box. This encourages users to remain within Google's ecosystem rather than scrolling down to the websites from which it is gathering information.
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