Google tracks how users behave and only shows AI Overviews in Search when they actually add value, said Google VP Robby Stein.

As the AI race hurtles toward 2026, market analysts are sharply divided on the fortunes of tech giants, warning that Alphabet Inc.-owned (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google’s embrace of generative AI could severely undercut its core advertising business while favoring Microsoft Corp.

Karthik Ramakrishnan, who spent the past 14 years at Amazon where he helped develop the company's AI strategy,

AI, including AI Overviews on Google Search, can hallucinate and often make up stuff or offer contradicting answers when asked in two different ways.

Traditional search frustrations are pushing users toward AI first, forcing brands to stay visible and credible in both places.

Between Google and Microsoft's AI chatbots, Gemini and Copilot both have their weaknesses and particular strengths, depending on what you're using them for.

The tech giant’s chief AI architect and CTO of DeepMind discusses the Gemini 3 LLM and progress towards the goal of artificial general intelligence

Google’s AI Overview surfaced a basic date error in 2026, prompting Elon Musk’s “room for improvement” remark and renewed scrutiny over accuracy, context, and trust in AI-generated search summaries globally.