Is Google’s latest AI update helping users or hurting creators? In today’s video, we are breaking down the massive May 2026 update to Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode.

Google just rolled out three major features: Preferred Sources, the Perspectives Carousel, and Highly Cited Labels. On the surface, these tools are designed to help you find trusted, high-quality, and firsthand information faster. But if you look a little closer especially if you're a content creator, publisher, or SEO professional there is a major controversial downside to how this impacts organic traffic and "zero-click" searches.

I’ll walk you through exactly how these features work, the benefits for everyday searchers, and the serious drawbacks they pose to the future of independent publishing.

Let me know in the comments: Do you like using AI Overviews, or do you miss the classic search results?

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