--- title: "‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI" slug: "ich-vermisse-das-alte-google-so-suchen-leser-im-zeitalter-von-ai" date: 2026-09-23 category: tech-pub tags: [google] language: en sources_count: 1 featured: false publisher: AInauten News url: https://news.ainauten.com/en/story/ich-vermisse-das-alte-google-so-suchen-leser-im-zeitalter-von-ai --- # ‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI **Published**: 2026-09-23 | **Category**: tech-pub | **Sources**: 1 --- ## TL;DR A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. --- ## Summary A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to scroll past a summarized response from an AI chatbot, a feature Google calls AI Overviews. The change to what was once the gateway to the rest of the internet has been profound, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting. “AI is driving the most significant upgrade of the Google Search experience ever,” wrote Liz Reid, Google’s vice-president of search, last August. In May, the company said more AI is coming. Continue reading... --- ## Why it matters A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. --- ## Key Points - A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. - The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to scroll past a summarized response from an AI chatbot, a feature Google calls AI Overviews. - The change to what was once the gateway to the rest of the internet has been profound, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting. - “AI is driving the most significant upgrade of the Google Search experience ever,” wrote Liz Reid, Google’s vice-president of search, last August. - In May, the company said more AI is coming. --- ## Nauti's Take AI Overviews offer a clear advantage for quick factual questions, since an answer arrives without clicking through several pages. The problem is trust and traffic: summaries can be wrong, and publishers lose visits that fund the content being summarized. Casual searchers benefit most, while researchers and anyone checking sources should keep scrolling to the links or use tools that show citations up front. --- ## FAQ **Q:** What is ‘I miss old Google’ about? **A:** A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. **Q:** Why does it matter? **A:** A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar. **Q:** What are the key takeaways? **A:** A feature called AI Overviews has been a profound change, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting Google has put artificial intelligence at the front and center of its search bar.. The most-visited site on the internet still shows the same list of links to users, but they have to scroll past a summarized response from an AI chatbot, a feature Google calls AI Overviews.. The change to what was once the gateway to the rest of the internet has been profound, and the browsing habits of billions of people are shifting. --- ## Related Topics - [google](https://news.ainauten.com/en/tag/google) --- ## Sources - [‘I miss old Google’: readers tell us how they search the internet in the age of AI](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/23/google-readers-respond-ai-overview-internet-searches) - The Guardian AI --- ## About This Article This article is a synthesis of 1 sources, curated and summarized by AInauten News. We aggregate AI news from trusted sources and provide bilingual (German/English) coverage. **Publisher**: [AInauten](https://www.ainauten.com) | **Site**: [news.ainauten.com](https://news.ainauten.com) --- *Last Updated: 2026-09-23*