Google literally dropped the new SEO playbook for AI

so google just published a long piece on how to optimize your site for their generative AI features (AI overviews, AI mode, all of it) this is basically the new SEO playbook straight from the source they break down how the AI search stuff actually works... what kind of content gets pulled into the AI answers... how to structure your pages so you show up... and what to avoid honestly this is the closest thing to an official "here's how to rank in AI search" doc we've gotten from google themselves if you do anything with SEO or run a site you need to read this. the game has changed and most people are still optimizing like it's 2019 link's in the comments.