Glossary
What is AI Overviews?
The AI written answer Google shows above the regular results, which often names and links the sources and businesses it relied on.
Also written as AI Overview.
For many searches, Google now writes an answer at the top of the page, built from several websites, with links to the sources. AI Mode goes further, holding a whole conversation. For a business, the question becomes: are you one of the sources it quotes?
What tends to get quoted
Pages that answer one question clearly and directly, show real expertise, and agree with what other trusted sites say. Local searches also lean heavily on Google Business Profile information and reviews.
What to do about it
Treat it as part of GEO: write pages that answer the questions your clients actually ask, keep your facts consistent everywhere, and add schema markup so Google is sure what your page is about.
