Google is placing links, normal looking links, within the AI Overviews that take you into AI Mode instead of taking you to web pages and web sites. These links appear at the bottom of the AI Overview and prompt follow-up questions that take you into AI Mode.
This Google AI Overview "feature" was spotted by Gagan Ghotra who posted a video of this in action on X. Gagan wrote, in AI Overviews answers Google is now testing showing anchor links which instead of taking to a webpage takes to AI Mode." "Another day - Another Tactic from Google to push users from usual search results to AI Mode," he added.
Here is a GIF of it in action:
Here is a static link where Gagan's mouse cursor points at the two links that do this:
Here is his full video:
🆕 in AI Overviews answers Google is now testing showing anchor links which instead of taking to a webpage takes to AI Mode.
— Gagan Ghotra (@gaganghotra_) September 21, 2026
Another day - Another Tactic!
from Google to push users from usual search results to AI Mode #SEO pic.twitter.com/2Vpp0V8EoR
Forum discussion at X.
Update: Mobile too:
@rustybrick Now long tail too! Earlier was just testing clickable phrases to continue conversation.
.... cropped the upper part of answer cuz some personal address info there. https://t.co/hnWZeKc6li
— Gagan Ghotra (@gaganghotra_) November 6, 2026
