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Google appears to be testing AI-generated summaries inside the citation cards shown alongside its AI Overviews in Search. Search Engine Roundtable reports that the snippets describe linked pages in Google’s own words, rather than quoting their text exactly.
Why it mattersThat could help people decide which source to open, but it also puts another layer of AI interpretation between readers and the original page. Useful signpost, or one summary too many?
Discuss: Would AI-written summaries in citation cards help you choose which sources to open, or make it harder to judge what those sources actually say?
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