Quick answer: Google is testing two AI Overviews interface changes this week: replacing the “Show more” button text with “Loading…” (following earlier tests of an “Enter AI Mode” label), and repositioning AI Overviews from the top of the page to the bottom-right for hotel search results.
What happened
SEOs tracking AI Overviews layout changes spotted the “Loading…” button test in late September, part of a string of label experiments Google has been running on the expansion control beneath AI Overviews. Separately, for hotel-related queries, Google moved AI Overviews away from their usual top-of-page placement to the bottom-right of the results page — a notable departure from the standard layout.
These interface tweaks follow the broader pattern covered in our post on AI Overview links now routing into AI Mode — Google continues to actively experiment with how users interact with and move through AI-generated answers.
Why it matters
Button label and placement tests might seem cosmetic, but they directly affect how much attention and engagement an AI Overview captures before a user scrolls to organic results. A hotel AI Overview moved to the bottom-right, for instance, could change how much visibility traditional hotel listings and organic content get above the fold for travel queries.
Key facts
- “Show more” button label tested as “Loading…” under AI Overviews
- Follows earlier “Enter AI Mode” label test on the same button
- AI Overviews repositioned from top to bottom-right for hotel searches
- Both are active tests, not confirmed permanent changes
FAQ
Is this live for all searches?
No — both changes are described as tests as of late September 2026, not confirmed global rollouts.
Does this affect all query types?
The repositioning test is specific to hotel search results; the button label test appears more broadly across AI Overviews.
Related reading
- AI Overviews Now Send Clicks to AI Mode Instead of Websites
- Search Console Adds a Multimodal Filter to Performance Reports
- More AI Search coverage
Source: Search Engine Roundtable
