Google will let sites opt-out of AI Mode and Overviews in Search
9to5Google • • general
Key Points:
- Google is allowing publishers to opt out of having their websites appear in AI Mode and AI Overviews through a new toggle in the Search Console tool, while still appearing in regular Search results.
- Sites that opt out will not receive traffic or impressions from AI Overviews, AI Mode, or AI Overviews in Google Discover, but their visibility in standard Google Search and Discover remains unaffected.
- This opt-out setting applies only to specific Google Search AI features and does not impact the Gemini app or serve as a ranking signal in search results.
- Google is also providing publishers with new generative AI Search metrics in Search Console, including impressions, pages featured in AI responses, and geographic data.
- The opt-out feature and new metrics are currently being tested with a subset of UK website owners before a global rollout.