Google Expands AI Mode to Enhance Search Capabilities

May 1, 2025, 12:20 pm

Google is upping its search game by expanding access to its AI Mode, an experimental feature that promises a more conversational and intuitive query experience reminiscent of ChatGPT. The rollout brings additional functionality and continuity between sessions, reflecting Google’s ongoing efforts to blend traditional search with modern AI innovations.

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macrumors.com / Google Rolling Out New AI Mode Tab for Search

Google today announced that it is starting to roll out a dedicated AI Mode tab for Google Search. A "small percentage" of people in the United States will start seeing the AI Mode option "in the coming weeks." AI Mode is a feature that Google has been testing with its Labs feature. It is a…

siliconangle.com / Google’s AI Mode in search just got more useful and accessible

Google LLC updated AI Mode today, the company’s newest artificial intelligence feature for search that promises to help users with more personalized answers and make it accessible to everyone. The company introduced AI Mode in March. It’s an AI chatbot that allows users to enter search queries.…

cnet.com / Google's AI Mode Expanding to Everyone: Here's What It Does

The new mode is the latest step in tech companies' quest to integrate AI tools into our daily processes.

arstechnica.com / Google is quietly testing ads in AI chatbots

Unsurprisingly, an advertising company is finding more places to run ads.

androidheadlines.com / Google Responds to User Demand with Major AI Mode Enhancements

The post Google Responds to User Demand with Major AI Mode Enhancements appeared first on Android Headlines.

theverge.com / Google is putting AI Mode right in Search

Google is preparing to publicly unleash its AI Mode search engine tool for the first time. The company announced today that “a small percentage” of people in the US will start seeing an AI Mode tab in Google Search “in the coming weeks,” allowing users to test the search-centric chatbot outside of…

techcrunch.com / Google’s AI Mode gets expanded access and additional functionality

Google is expanding access to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. The tech giant is also adding more functionality to the feature, including the ability to pick up where you left off…

bgr.com / AI Mode is like ChatGPT in Google Search, and everyone in the US has it now

I haven’t been a big fan of Google Search AI Overviews, and I don’t even see those annoying Gemini-powered summaries in Europe. Forcing AI search … The post AI Mode is like ChatGPT in Google Search, and everyone in the US has it now appeared first on BGR.

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