AI Overviews in the Google app could get a much-needed fact-check boost (AP

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• Google is testing a new feature for AI Overviews in the Google app for Android, which will make it easier to see the sources behind AI-generated summaries.
• Users will be able to directly access linked sources within the AI overview, whereas previously, such sourcing wasn’t immediately apparent.

Google AI Overviews have been a bit of a hit-and-miss. While many users appreciate the feature’s convenience, many others prefer to turn off AI overviews because AI results need to be double-checked for accuracy, often defeating the purpose of a Google Search. Google understands the need to make it easier to cross-check and verify AI overview results, and it could soon make it easier to do so by listing all the sources and related content that make up the AI overview summary.

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