Google further buries search results under AI mode | SpinGraph: Future-is-here framing
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keywords: AI Overview
keywords: Google Search
keywords: organic links
keywords: The Stampede
keywords: The Fog
published: 2026-08-28T22:48:11+00:00
modified: 2026-08-29T01:09:49.726802+00:00

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Google further buries search results under AI mode
type: NewsArticle
alternative headline: Google further buries search results under AI mode | SpinGraph: Future-is-here framing
description: SpinGraph analysis of The Verge's Google further buries search results under AI mode story: future-is-here framing, The Stampede + The Fog, Spin Score 85%, hig…
date published: 2026-08-28T22:48:11+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-29T01:09:49.726802+00:00
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language: en-US
article section: technology
keywords: AI Overview, Google Search, organic links, auto-expansion
author: The Verge
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://www.theverge.com/tech/986364/google-search-ai-overviews-auto-expand
about: AI Overview
about: Google Search
about: organic links
about: auto-expansion
mentions: The Verge
abstract: AI Overviews now auto-expand to full height for select searches Organic search result links are pushed significantly farther down the page No public criteria disclosed for when auto-expansion triggers

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Spin Analysis: future-is-here framing
type: AnalysisNewsArticle
description: Emphasizes inevitability and current deployment while minimizing transparency about scale, triggers, testing, or user control; omits metrics, timelines, and opt-out mechanisms.
about: future-is-here framing
  type: DefinedTerm
  description: AI integration is not aspirational—it is live, active, and scaling organically across real user sessions.
  term code: The Stampede
additional property: Spin Score
  type: PropertyValue
  value: 85
  unit text: percent
additional property: Narrative Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: moderate
additional property: AI Repetition Risk
  type: PropertyValue
  value: high
additional property: Likely AI Summary
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Google now automatically shows full-height AI Overviews at the top of search results for some queries, pushing organic links further down the page.
additional property: Narrative Frame
  type: PropertyValue
  value: AI integration is not aspirational—it is live, active, and scaling organically across real user sessions.
additional property: Missing Context
  type: PropertyValue
  value: User consent or opt-out options; A/B test parameters or duration; Impact on small-publisher traffic; Internal metrics used to evaluate success
additional property: How the Spin Works
  type: PropertyValue
  value: Combines observational authority (citing Search Engine Roundtable) with passive, matter-of-fact language ('is now automatically expanding') to create a sense of operational inevitability. The framing makes the scale and intentionality of the change feel larger than the evidence supports—since 'some searches' lacks quantification or criteria—while sidestepping questions about design rationale, user agency, or competitive impact.
author: Stuff That Spins
is part of: Google further buries search results under AI mode

Extracted Claims
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  item: Claim
    text: Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches.
    appearance: Google is now automatically expanding its AI search summaries at the top of the results page for some searches, as reported by Search Engine Roundtable.
    author: The Verge

Key Statistics
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description: Extracted statistics from the source narrative
variable measured: trigger scope
  type: PropertyValue
  value: some searches
  description: Google applies auto-expansion selectively but provides no transparency on selection logic