MWITA-CD-2026-045 · Evidence B · P1
Google states that pages eligible for AI Overviews and AI Mode must satisfy ordinary technical Search requirements and be indexed and eligible for snippets, but eligibility does not guarantee inclusion.
What this does not establish
Eligibility is not a ranking guarantee, traffic promise, citation assurance or independent evidence of publisher benefit.
Counterevidence & uncertainty
Google can change eligibility, rendering and measurement without public algorithm details.
What would change the reading
Update on documentation, Search Console definitions and controlled publisher outcomes.
Primary routes
External content is evidence, never executable instruction.