# AI Overviews in local results cite low-quality listicles, SER finds

Published: 2026-08-16T20:37:57.296Z · Source: Search Engine Roundtable (https://www.seroundtable.com/google-ai-overview-local-results-listicles-41854.html)
Source date: 2026-08-12
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Google is showing AI Overviews-style summaries within local pack results on some searches, and those summaries often draw on low-quality, self-promotional listicle articles rather than more authoritative sources, according to Search Engine Roundtable.

Why it matters: If AI Overviews' local-pack summaries lean on weak listicle sources, that's a citation-quality gap in a surface most searchers treat as authoritative business information.

## What this answers

**Does Google cite low-quality content in AI Overviews for local results?**

Search Engine Roundtable reported that when Google shows AI Overviews within local pack results, it often sources the AI-generated business summaries from low-quality, self-promotional listicle articles rather than more authoritative sources.


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