Google Denies Reducing Frequency of AI Overviews Amid User Reports
Reports circulating on social media platforms like Bluesky suggest that Google may have disabled its AI Overviews by default or changed the triggers required to activate them. Some users speculated that queries must now be phrased as specific questions to elicit an AI-generated response. Google spokesperson Peter Schottenfels addressed these claims, stating that the company has not reduced the triggering of AI Overviews. He clarified that the feature is designed to be dynamic and will not appear for every search query, noting that keyword or navigational searches are unlikely to trigger AI responses.
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