Clark: Google AI Mode introduces Ads + preferred sources

Key Takeaways:

• AI Mode introduced Ads and users can now also set preferred sources

• Schwartz: Google AI Overviews & AI Mode gain preferred sources, plus new perspectives carousel and highly cited labels

  
  

Sources:

• https://x.com/brodieseo/status/2058799216500289982

• https://brodieclark.com/notes/#may-2026

• https://x.com/glenngabe/status/2059682951684567066

• https://x.com/glenngabe/status/2059604843879133333

• https://searchengineland.com/google-ai-overviews-ai-mode-gain-preferred-sources-plus-new-perspectives-carousel-and-highly-cited-labels-478766