Google: It’s ‘Misleading’ for Websites to Blame AI Overviews for Lost Traffic

Since Google introduced AI Overviews in search results last year, website owners have experienced declines of up to 70% in web traffic, sometimes resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in lost revenue. Many of these publishers blame Google’s use of AI for their drop in visitors and revenue, but Google says that there’s no way to confirm whether AI Overviews or another change is behind the decline.Website makers blame AI for decline in visitorsFor the article published on Monday, B