Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Anja Karadeglija
Publication Date: August 13, 2025 - 07:03
Google search AI summaries hurt news sites’ traffic, publishers say
August 13, 2025
News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic – and experts are still flagging concerns about the summaries’ accuracy as they warn the internet itself is being reshaped.
When Google rolled out its AI Overview feature last year, its mistakes – including one suggestion to use glue to make pizza toppings stick better – made headlines. One expert warns concerns about the accuracy of the feature’s output won’t necessarily go away as the technology improves.
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