{
  "dataset": "glossary",
  "record": {
    "id": "ai-overviews",
    "term": "AI Overviews",
    "category": "optimization",
    "short_def": "Google Search's AI-generated answer summaries, shown above the classic links, which cite the sources they synthesize.",
    "long_def": "Launched in the US on 14 May 2024 at Google I/O as the rebrand and general-availability release of Search Generative Experience (SGE, previewed May 2023). AI Overviews synthesize an answer from multiple pages and link the sources, expanding zero-click search and making source citation — the GEO/AEO target — the new prize for content owners.",
    "see_also": [
      "geo",
      "aeo",
      "zero-click"
    ],
    "etymology_origin": "Launched in the United States on 14 May 2024 at Google I/O as the general-availability rebrand of Search Generative Experience (SGE), which Google had previewed on 10 May 2023.",
    "related_to": [
      "geo",
      "aeo",
      "zero-click",
      "grounding",
      "share-of-model"
    ],
    "contrast_with": "Unlike a featured snippet, which quotes one source verbatim, an AI Overview synthesizes an answer across multiple pages and cites several — so the optimization goal is being one of the cited sources, not owning a single box.",
    "example": "Google launched AI Overviews in the US on 14 May 2024, rebranding the Search Generative Experience it had previewed in May 2023.",
    "source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_Overviews",
    "status": "active",
    "why_it_matters": "AI Overviews are where most users now first meet AI-synthesized answers; being cited in them is a primary, measurable GEO outcome for a content owner.",
    "sameAs": [
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_Overviews"
    ],
    "bridge_entity": "geo",
    "last_verified": "2026-06-15",
    "md_twin": "/glossary/ai-overviews.md"
  }
}