Google's recent update to its AI Overviews has led to an increase in AI-generated summaries for health-related queries in Google Search. Initially, Google had reduced the presence of these overviews in YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) categories, particularly in health. However, recent observations indicate a resurgence of AI Overviews in this space, although they still do not appear for more critical health issues like heart attacks and cancers.
Lily Ray shared data from Ziptie, showing a significant increase in citations from authoritative sources like Healthline for health queries. The overlap between AI Overview citations and top-ranking domains has notably increased.
