Overview

• The Verge reported that queries such as “does Trump show signs of dementia” now display “An AI Overview is not available for this search,” and AI Mode returns only a list of links.
• Times Now and NDTV Profit corroborated the behavior on Oct. 1, noting identical notices in AI Overviews and link-only results in AI Mode.
• Comparable questions about Joe Biden or Barack Obama can yield AI-generated summaries, indicating inconsistent activation of Google’s AI features by subject.
• Google spokesperson Davis Thompson said only that AI Overviews and AI Mode do not respond to every query, offering no specific explanation for these exclusions.
• Coverage notes that caution over accuracy and potential legal or reputational risk, including a recent $24.5 million settlement related to Trump’s YouTube account, may be influencing the restraint, though no causal link is confirmed.