Publishers in UK can opt out of Google AI search results (bbc.co.uk)

The problem is that people now often don’t read past the AI result.

Strange decision. The AI overview won't disappear but the UK news publishers will disappear from it. People who use a news publisher usually open their websites, not Google. People who open Google to look for news mostly are fulfilled by the AI overview content, if it isn't, they always can check links below the AI overview.