What’s worse than ads and AI? Ads in your AI, so Google is testing it

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• Google’s AI Overviews feature relies on multiple sources to generate answers relevant to users’ search queries.
• Google has begun showing ads in AI Overviews to mobile users based in the United States.
• It’s unclear when and if this controversial change will expand to more markets.

Google first launched AI Overviews back in May, providing eligible users with quick answers generated based on multiple sources. So, those residing in supported locations get concise, AI-generated answers on top of Google’s usual search results. To monetize this feature, Google is now integrating ads into AI Overviews on Android phones.






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