AI overviews have transformed Google search. Here’s how they work – and how to opt out

By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
Ashwin Nagappa, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Shir Weinbrand, PhD Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, ADM+S Centre, Queensland University of Technology

People turn to the internet to run billions of search queries each year. These range from keeping tabs on world events and celebrities to learning new words and getting DIY help.

One of the most popular questions Australians recently asked was: “How to inspect a used car?”.

If you asked Google this at the beginning of 2024, you would have been served a list of individual search results and the order…

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