# AI Overviews

> AI Overviews are Google's generated summaries shown above traditional results for some queries, synthesised from multiple sources.

_Category: AI · Updated 2026-08-15 · By Elizabeth Davis_

Source: https://happyreplies.com/glossary/ai-overviews

For local and service queries, overviews frequently summarise sentiment across review sources rather than quoting one. That makes the aggregate character of your reviews — and the presence of clear owner replies — an input into what gets summarised.

Citation patterns favour pages with a direct, self-contained answer near the top, which is why definition and FAQ-shaped content is over-represented in citations.

## In practice

Write the answer first and the context second on any page you want cited, and keep factual claims verifiable.

## FAQ

### How do I get cited in AI Overviews?

There is no submission process. In practice: an unambiguous direct answer high on the page, verifiable facts, and enough corroboration elsewhere for the model to trust the claim.

## Related terms

- https://happyreplies.com/glossary/llm-visibility
- https://happyreplies.com/glossary/llms-txt
- https://happyreplies.com/glossary/review-schema