Google, AI View It automatically expands its answers for some searches, moving classic web links further down the screen. The user can now directly find the long artificial intelligence answer, which he previously opened with the “Show more” option. After that, Google AI Mode It offers the option to continue the search with follow-up questions by showing the “Ask a question” field that it uses for the search. So Google Search is moving towards an experience that shows more AI content before the traditional link list.
Google does not operate automatic expansion in the same way for all searches and does not explain in detail which queries fall into this application. In experiments reported by The Verge, the same query did not always yield the same results in different browsers or different searches. However, Google spokeswoman Jennifer Kutz said that systems use broad response on topics where they find it helpful. AI View He said that he expanded the section automatically. If the user starts scrolling down on the results page, Google stops the expansion and maintains the current reading position.
AI Viewhas long played an important role in Google’s efforts to bring generative artificial intelligence to the center of Search. When Google added Gemini 2.0 support to AI Overviews in March 2025, it announced that the feature had reached more than one billion people. The company developed solutions for more complex questions. AI Mode It started to make its experience available in the same period. According to Google’s official Turkish definition, AI Mode divides the question into subheadings. query range It performs simultaneous searches on the web with its technique.
On the Turkish side, Google AI Look and AI Mode on February 18 officially announced. Google Türkiye states that AI View provides important information and resource links at the top of the results page. Additionally, when systems think generative AI would benefit a particular query, they add that answer to the search results. Google Help Center also clearly states that AI View cannot be turned off, you can only switch to text-based links with the Web filter.
Google leaves less room for organic results with AI Look
Automatic expansion, especially within the first screen organic search results It directly affects the area it covers. In the example shared by Search Engine Roundtable, Google first responded to the extended AI View, followed immediately by Ask a question shows the area. Next come the classic links, an order that moves the first organic result significantly below eye level on some screens. Google, on the other hand, says that its artificial intelligence-supported Search features continue to show web links and direct users to different resources.
However, independent studies Click behavior has changed for searches showing AI Overview reveals. Pew Research Center examined the web use of 900 adults in the United States in March 2025 and compared behavior in AI-summarized searches. In the study, users relied on traditional search results for queries with AI summary. 8 percent clicked at a rate. Same rate for results pages without AI summary 15 percent reached the level.
Pew data only allows users to access source links in the AI summary. 1 percent It also showed that it was clicked at a high rate. Additionally, the rate at which users end the browsing session completely for searches with AI summary 26 percent was measured as . In searches with traditional results, researchers find the same rate. 16 percent calculated at the level. Therefore, Google’s auto-expansion option allows users to consume more information before reaching the links.
Ahrefs’ 2026 study on 300 thousand keywords also measured a similar difference in click-through rates. According to research For queries with AI View, the click-through rate of the first organic result was 58 percent lower than expected output. On the other hand, Seer Interactive data cited by Search Engine Land pointed to a limited recovery at the beginning of 2026. The organic click-through rate for results containing AI Overview increased from 1.3 percent in December 2025 to 2.4 percent in February 2026.
Meanwhile, Google has also rapidly expanded the use of AI-powered Search products. Company in May 2026 AI Mode reaches over one billion monthly users explained. Google also reported that the number of queries has more than doubled every quarter since the launch of AI Mode. One month later, the company AI View reaches more than 2.5 billion monthly users also explained.
In January 2026, Google made Gemini 3 the default model for AI View, moving follow-up questions directly to the summary area. Then in May, it added more links, site previews, and original content recommendations in AI Mode and AI View. In addition, it introduced new search options that enable you to create detailed queries via text, images, files, videos or Chrome tabs. Google’s official Turkish help page also confirms that AI Mode accepts questions via text, voice, image and file.
auto expanding AI View Following these developments, it takes up more screen space on the classic Google Search page. While the user previously tapped a button to see the full answer, Google now opens this content directly for some queries. Also under the broad AI response Ask a question field makes it easy to continue the query via AI Mode. Traditional web links continue to appear on the results page after AI View and related artificial intelligence tools.
Google includes AI View in its own help documentation. One of the key features of Google Search It defines it as and does not offer the option to turn off the feature. On the other hand, those who want to see only the links can remove the AI summaries from the screen by selecting the Web filter after the search. Google also makes it clear that answers prepared by artificial intelligence may contain errors and provides source links for detailed research.
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