Google is testing putting the quotation playing cards/packing containers on the backside of the AI Overviews, as a substitute of on the right-hand aspect, on the desktop search interface. This requires you to scroll to click on on the sources and hyperlinks for these AI Overviews.
Plus, these playing cards do not look that eye-catching and never tremendous clickable.
This take a look at was noticed by Gagan Ghorta yesterday, he posted a screenshot and a video on X. Right here is the screenshot:
I choose the take a look at the place these playing cards had been above the AI Overviews and never beneath them. The clicking-through charge on these playing cards, particularly when they’re beneath the AI Overview, have to be tremendous low.
Right here is the video:
🆕 AI Overviews (desktop) Google is now testing displaying a citations field on the backside of solutions. pic.twitter.com/zG7Z6BNyI7
— Gagan Ghotra (@gaganghotra_) September 14, 2025
Discussion board dialogue at X.
