Google Engineer Explains 'Black Box' AI Models In Search
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By Matt G. Southern
Published on May 4, 2026.
Google Search Director, Nikolas Todorovic, explained that complex AI models are difficult to deploy across the company due to their complexity and difficulty in understanding them. He highlighted that SafeSearch was one of the first places where Google could deploy AI models in Search, as it could isolate these systems from the main ranking flow. Tidididic also mentioned that AI Overviews, a feature that combines and summarizes results from various search systems, still retains control over search results. However, he cautioned that traditional Search systems still remain relevant to AI features, even as Google changes how results are presented.
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