Google tests new design for ads at bottom of AI Mode responses

Google appears to be testing a new design for the ads that show up at the bottom of AI Mode responses. Until now, those ads sat on a grey background. In the new version, they have a white background with border.

We spotted the new design ourselves. Here’s a screenshot of the new look:

And here’s what the older design looked like, with the grey background:

This comes not long after we covered another change to AI Mode ads, where the ad titles started showing up in blue.