Google. The search product team at Google publishes updates to AI Mode, AI Overviews, and organic search ranking through the official Google blog. Their announcements are primary sources for AEO and SEO strategy because they describe citation surfaces, ranking signals, and user experience changes as they ship. Most product announcements carry no individual byline. Attribution is to the search team as a unit.
Operating themes
- AI Mode citation architecture formalizing how AI-generated answers surface and credit sources
- Subscription data as trust signal integrating reader subscription state into inline citation display
- Generative search UX blending traditional results with AI synthesis and new visual treatments for sourcing