Google’s search overhaul has social media users baiting the ‘AI Overview’ to prove a point (opens in new tab)

It’s been just over a week since Google announced a controversial overhaul of its search engine. Rather than answering queries with a list of links, Google Search’s AI Mode now drops users into an interactive AI-powered search box, an expansion to the AI overview features that have been part of Google Search since 2024. From there, users are able to ask follow-up questions within that AI search box, negating the need to access any websites beyond Google Search itself. The news broke the inter...