Google Defends AI Overviews, Claims Increased Search Queries and Higher Quality Clicks for Websites
Google Defends AI Overviews, Claims Increased Search Queries and Higher Quality Clicks for Websites Google is pushing back against growing concerns that its AI Overviews are negatively impacting web traffic, with a top executive asserting that the new feature is actually driving more user queries and delivering higher-quality clicks to websites. This optimistic stance, outlined in a recent blog post by Google Search head Liz Reid, directly contrasts with recent industry analyses and reports. Reid claims that Google Search’s total…