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Google Lets Websites Opt Out of AI Overviews — Mostly
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David announces that Google is rolling out a Search Console opt-out toggle for AI overviews, AI mode, and Discover — starting in the UK first, a nod to CMA pressure. Google promises the toggle won't affect regular search rankings but won't stop content from appearing in Gemini. Marques frames the key limitation: training data already in the model is like a black hole — the mass is in, and you can't extract individual pieces. The hosts are curious whether large publishers like Wikipedia will opt out and whether Google will negotiate private deals as it did with Reddit. The segment closes with Marques noting that this is Google's chance to actually prove its claim that AI-driven traffic is higher quality than raw volume traffic.
