In January 2026, Google was granted patent US12536233B1. Six engineers worked on it, and it describes a system that scores a landing page on conversion rate, bounce rate, and design quality. If the landing page falls below a threshold, generate an AI replacement personalized to the searcher. The advertiser never sees it. Never approves it. Might […]
Google Pushes “Bounce Clicks” Explanation For AI Overview Traffic Loss
Google’s head of Search, Liz Reid, told Bloomberg’s Odd Lots podcast that AI Overviews are reducing “bounce clicks” from publisher pages, continuing an argument she has made in public appearances since last year. Reid appeared on the April 23 episode of Odd Lots. Hosts Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway asked how AI Overviews affect publisher […]