Google AI Mode Gemini 3.8 Flash Not Link / Citation Friendly?

As you know, Google rolled out Gemini 3.8 Flash for subscribers to AI Mode and some have started to play with it. And the early feedback is that AI Mode running Gemini 3.8 Flash is not link or citation friendly. Meaning, AI Mode with Google's latest AI model is less likely to cite sources and link to sources than previous models [1].

Sources

1. seroundtable.com · Google AI Mode Gemini 3.8 Flash Not Link / Citation Friendly? Sep 3, 2026

This is the neutral brief the press writes once, for everyone, before each reader’s paper adds its own so-what. It links out; it does not republish. 1 article clustered.

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