Google to fix citation bug with Gemini 3.8 Flash in AI Mode

Sep 04, 2026 07:25 AM - 4 hours ago 3

Google launched Gemini 3.8 Flash yesterday and incorporated it into AI Mode for Google AI Pro & Ultra subscribers but location was an rumor pinch this exemplary – it didn’t nexus aliases mention sources wrong its AI responses.

Google has confirmed the rumor and said it will rotation retired a hole shortly.

What is the issue. In short, Google AI Mode stopped linking aliases citing sources wrong its responses, particularly for top-of-the-funnel types of queries. I reported connected the rumor this greeting connected the MCP based connected Gagan Ghotra’s screenshots connected X that showed this successful action. Here are immoderate of those screenshots:

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Glenn Gabe besides posted screenshots connected X of the issue:

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What Google said. Robby Stein, VP of Product astatine Google Search, responded to maine connected X conscionable now saying:

“Hey — acknowledgment for flagging. This isn’t moving arsenic intended, and we’ll rotation retired a hole soon.”

Why we care. Google has been promising to nexus more, successful a measurement that supports the web ecosystem. This latest merchandise seemed to person stopped linking altogether. It seems to person been a bug pinch the latest Gemini exemplary and Google should beryllium releasing a hole soon.

The bully news was that this bug only impacted those utilizing Gemini 3.8 Flash, which was only paid subscribers astatine this point.

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