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A research team at Fudan University posted fictional concepts to the web and tracked how 10 AI search tools responded over one week. Eight cited them, including all four tools aimed at English-speaking users. What mattered was where the posts appeared, more than how many there were.

A district court in Aachen, Germany, issued a preliminary injunction barring the spread of text at issue after Google’s AI search feature, “AI Mode,” displayed misinformation about a doctor. The view that AI responses amount to “statements by Google itself” has now been expressed following a similar ruling in Munich.

Google has revised how links are displayed in AI Mode and AI Overviews. It is increasing the chances that links appear near the top of answers, and is also testing prominent placement for official websites and links to creator profiles. Here’s a breakdown of what’s changing—and what isn’t.

Google is updating AI Mode and AI Overviews. The changes include more frequent placement of links near the top of answers, guidance to official pages, a news carousel, and paths to creators’ profiles. Here’s a breakdown of confirmed changes and measures still being tested.