Google’s 5 New AI Mode & AI Overview Updates (May 2026) – What They Mean for SEO, AEO and Your Website’s Visibility
Quick answer: On May 6, 2026, Google rolled out five updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews that change how links, citations and original sources appear in AI-generated search results. For website owners, these changes mean inline citations, “Subscribed” labels for news publishers, more visibility for forum and social-media voices, hover previews of linked pages, and “explore further” suggestions at the end of AI responses. If you want your brand to be cited inside Google’s AI answers (not just ranked below them), you need to optimize for both SEO and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) right now. Announced directly by Hema