AI coding glossary
AI Overview (Google SGE)
Also known as: sge, search generative experience, google ai overview
In one sentence
Google's AI-generated summary that appears above traditional search results, synthesizing answers from multiple cited sources.
Full definition
AI Overview (formerly Search Generative Experience, or SGE) is the AI-generated answer box that appears above Google's traditional 10 blue links for many queries since 2024. It summarizes from several cited sources and links each citation back to the source page. Getting cited in AI Overview is the new top-of-funnel, Google may not send the click, but the brand mention compounds. Pages that win AI Overview citations tend to have a 40-80 word answer-first lead, clean Article + FAQPage schema, a verified author, and entity consistency across the web. This is the practical target of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO).