AI Overviews
Also known as: SGE, Search Generative Experience
AI Overviews are Google's generative summaries that appear above the traditional search results, synthesising multiple sources into a direct answer with inline citations.
Updated June 1, 2026
In depth
AI Overviews replaced SGE in 2024. They pull from indexed pages with strong entity signals, clear question-based headings, and short factual answers. Optimising for AI Overviews is a subset of AEO.
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