Google AI search makes cited links pop up with descriptions

TL;DR
Google will display links to cited sources inside its AI Overviews and AI Mode with hover-triggered pop-ups that include descriptions and images, and will show descriptive link icons in responses on desktop and mobile; the change aims to improve content discovery while regulators review AI’s effect on publishers, and Google says publishers can opt out of appearing in AI search features.
- Google’s AI search results will make links more obvious The Verge
- Google Says Links Will Be More Visible In AI Overviews Search Engine Journal
- Google launches more visible links in AI Overviews and AI Mode Search Engine Land
- Google Testing Links In Recipe AI Overviews Search Engine Roundtable
- Google rolls out hover pop-ups for links in AI-generated answers t2ONLINE
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