ZDNET's key takeaways Google's AI Overviews will now link to advice from other people.The overviews will also lead you to your favorite news sources.Links to the sources will also appear next to the relevant text.

Via a new section that can appear in AI responses, Google will display "a preview of perspectives from public online discussions, social media and other firsthand sources." In the sample screenshot the company provided,

Google has updated AI Mode and AI Overviews in Gemini-powered Search with link-heavy features that provide more context about certain topics.

The new AI Mode and AI Overviews updates bring in perspectives from firsthand sources like social media and web forums. Google is updating its AI Search features to make it easier for users to find information from sources they know and trust.

Google has added several new features to its AI Overviews and AI Mode search tools. Most of the features focus on bringing source links to the forefront, while others offer additional insights or further reading.

Google's AI-generated search results will show direct quotes from people sharing their opinions and first-hand experiences on Reddit and other online communities.

While citing web forums and discussion boards can help users find answers to more niche queries, this design choice could also prove chaotic.

It all took place because AI Overviews was sourcing information from user queries and subsequent replies from sources like Reddit and Quora. Google subsequently fixed AI Overviews' habit of spewing nonsense by cutting back on sources like Reddit.