Google Expands AI Overviews To Thousands More Health Queries

Google Expands AI Overviews To Thousands More Health Queries

Google is expanding AI overviews to “thousands more health topics,” per an announcement at the company’s health-focused ‘The Check Up’ event. The event included developments spanning research, wearable technology, and medical records. Here’s more about how Google is refining health results in Search. AI Overviews For Health Queries Google is showing AI overviews for more … Read more

Google Researchers Improve RAG With “Sufficient Context” Signal

Google Researchers Improve RAG With “Sufficient Context” Signal

Google researchers introduced a method to improve AI search and assistants by enhancing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models’ ability to recognize when retrieved information lacks sufficient context to answer a query. If implemented, these findings could help AI-generated responses avoid relying on incomplete information and improve answer reliability. This shift may also encourage publishers to create … Read more

Agentic AI In SEO: AI Agents & Workflows For Ideation (Part 1)

Agentic AI In SEO: AI Agents & Workflows For Ideation (Part 1)

For more than two years, a new concept has been emerging called Agentic SEO. The idea is to perform SEO using agents based on language models (LLMs) that perform complex tasks autonomously or semi-autonomously to save time for SEO experts. Of course, humans remain in the loop to guide these agents and validate the results. … Read more

Google Opens Gemini Deep Research To Free Users (With Limits)

Google Opens Gemini Deep Research To Free Users (With Limits)

Google announced it will make its Deep Research feature available to all users for free on a limited basis, while introducing several updates to Gemini. With this rollout, Gemini is now equipped with enhanced reasoning capabilities, personalization features, and expanded app connectivity. Free Access with Limitations Google’s Deep Research tool, which processes information from multiple … Read more

Google Search History Can Now Power Gemini AI Answers

Google Search History Can Now Power Gemini AI Answers

Google announced an update to their Gemini personal AI assistant that increases personalization of responses so that it anticipates user’s needs and feels more like a natural personal assistant instead of a tool. Examples of how the new Gemini will help users is for brainstorming travel ideas and making personalized recommendations. The new feature rolls … Read more

Google AIO: 4 Ways To Find Out If Your Brand Is Visible In Generative AI [With Prompts]

Google AIO: 4 Ways To Find Out If Your Brand Is Visible In Generative AI [With Prompts]

This post was sponsored by Bright Data. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. Imagine this in the time of Google AIO: A potential customer asks Google Gemini, ChatGPT, or Perplexity AI for the best SEO tools, top e-commerce platforms, or leading digital agencies. Your brand has dominated traditional search rankings for … Read more

AI Model Study: Top Choices For Text, Image, & Video Generation

AI Model Study: Top Choices For Text, Image, & Video Generation

With so many AI models available today, it’s tough to decide where to begin. A recent study from Quora’s Poe provides guidance for those unsure about which models to choose. The study analyzes millions of interactions to highlight the most popular tools for generating text, images, and videos. With nearly every tech company offering an … Read more

Deep SEO: The Potential Impact Of AI Mode And Deep Search Models

Kevin Indig's Growth Memo for SEJ

Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free! Last week, Google officially launched AI Mode, an AI Overview on steroids, in beta. Almost one year after the launch of AI Answers in the search results, we have enough data to show that the net impact on the open web is as … Read more

Ask An SEO: How Can You Distinguish Yourself In This Era Of AI Search Engines?

Ask An SEO: How Can I Make Myself Stand Out As A Strong Candidate For My First Full-time Marketing Role?

Today’s question comes from FC, who asks: “As an SEO specialist for over 6 years now, what and where does one need to focus with regard to SEO in this current dispensation. How can you distinguish yourself and standout as an SEO specialist in this era of generative AI and AI search engines?” This is … Read more

AI Writing Fingerprints: How To Spot (& Fix) AI-Generated Content

AI Writing Fingerprints: How To Spot (& Fix) AI-Generated Content

New research shows that ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI systems leave distinctive “fingerprints” in their writing. Here’s how you can use this knowledge to identify AI content and improve your AI-assisted output. The AI Fingerprint: What You Need to Know Researchers have discovered that different AI writing systems produce text with unique, identifiable patterns. Analyzing … Read more

3 Ways AI Is Changing PPC Reporting (With Examples To Streamline Your Reporting)

3 Ways AI Is Changing PPC Reporting (With Examples To Streamline Your Reporting)

PPC reporting has always been both essential and frustrating. It’s essential to keep clients engaged by informing them of the results you’re driving. But it’s also frustrating because of data discrepancies, cumbersome analysis, and the time required to share understandable, jargon-free reports with different stakeholders. Fortunately, AI is turning these obstacles into opportunities by filling … Read more

How Google, ChatGPT, & DeepSeek Handle YMYL Queries

How Google, ChatGPT, & DeepSeek Handle YMYL Queries

A new study by SE Ranking examines how AI search tools handle Your Money or Your Life (YMYL) queries. The research compared Google AI Overviews (AIOs), ChatGPT, and DeepSeek across 40 health, legal, financial, and political queries. This study is similar to one published by SE Ranking in October. The key difference is that this … Read more

CheggMate

Kevin Indig's Growth Memo for SEJ

The expected AIO-pocalypse hasn’t happened, at least not in the form we expected. Instead of a meteor impact, it looks more like climate change: slowly raising temperatures that cause natural disasters. Chegg is one of the first victims. Chegg is an ed-tech company that offers students homework help, textbook rentals, online tutoring, and career resources. … Read more

Google AI Overviews Trending Toward Authoritative Sites

Google AI Overviews Trending Toward Authoritative Sites

New data provided to Search Engine Journal shows that the sites Google is ranking in AI Overviews varies by time and industry, offering an explanation of volatility in AIO rankings. The new research shows what industries are most impacted and may provide a clue as to way. AIO Presence Varies Over Time and By Industry. … Read more

OpenAI: Internal Experiment Caused Elevated Errors

OpenAI: Internal Experiment Caused Elevated Errors

OpenAI published a new write-up about elevated errors in ChatGPT that significantly increased failed conversation attempts. The issue was caused by a misconfigured internal experiment. According to OpenAI: “On February 19, 2025, from 9:48 AM to 11:19 AM PT, ChatGPT experienced a service degradation, leading to a significant increase in failed conversation attempts. This resulted … Read more

AI Search Engines Often Cite Third-Party Content, Study Finds

AI Search Engines Often Cite Third-Party Content, Study Finds

A recent analysis by xfunnel.ai examines citation patterns across major AI search engines. The findings provide new insight into how these tools reference web content in their responses. Here are the must-know highlights from the report. Citation Frequency Differs By Platform Researchers submitted questions across different buyer journey stages and tracked how the AI platforms … Read more

73% Of Marketers Use Generative AI, Consumer Acceptance Up

73% Of Marketers Use Generative AI, Consumer Acceptance Up

Recent studies by Gartner and Adobe show that generative AI is becoming a key tool in marketing. Almost three-quarters of marketing teams now use GenAI, and most consumers are comfortable with AI in advertising. AI Adoption In Marketing A survey by Gartner of 418 marketing leaders found that 73% of marketing teams use generative AI. … Read more

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