A recent study shows that AI has taken over a big part of Google’s search results. AI-generated summaries now appear in almost half of all searches, taking up a lot of space on both desktop and mobile screens. This is changing the way people experience Google search.

Also, Google Image Search now shows AI-created images that look very real, mixed with actual photos. This is making it harder to tell the difference between real and fake content. This change shows how much Google is using AI now, which raises concerns about how authentic the search results and images really are.

AI has taken over Google Search results:

A new study shows that Google‘s AI Overviews now appear in almost half of all search results, taking up a large part of both mobile and desktop screens.

The research, done by Botify and DemandSphere, looked at over 120,000 keywords from 22 websites between August and September. The findings reveal that these AI Overviews are changing how users interact with search results.

Google’s AI Overviews appear in 47% of search results and can take up to 48% of mobile screen space. When combined with featured snippets, they can cover up to 76% of the mobile screen, pushing other search results further down.

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The study also found that Google misses crawling about 50% of pages on large websites. This means that even if a page has great content, it might not be found by Google and therefore won’t show up in AI Overviews.

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AI has taken over Google Image results:

Many users have noticed that Google Image search results include hyper-realistic AI-generated images alongside genuine photos. This is raising concerns about misleading information. For instance, when searching for pictures of baby peacocks, users found AI images that looked nothing like real chicks.

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Google is increasingly using AI to enhance its search results, despite past problems with accuracy and reliability. While major AI companies are working on better ways to mark AI-generated images, these markers may go unnoticed by users who are quickly scrolling through search results.

Meanwhile, Google plans to start labeling AI-generated images in search results. This means you’ll soon see a notice indicating whether an image was created or modified by AI, making it easier to differentiate between the two. However, this feature will take some time to roll out, so the current mix of AI-generated and real content will continue for now.