Google Search’s new ‘AI Mode’ lets users ask complex, multi-part questions

Google is launching a new “AI Mode” experimental feature in Search that looks to take on popular services like Perplexity AI and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search. The tech giant announced on Wednesday that the new mode is designed to allow users to ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Google Search. AI Mode is rolling out to Google One AI Premium subscribers starting this week and is accessible via Search Labs, Google’s experimental arm. The feature uses a custom version of Gemini 2.0 and is particularly helpful for questions that need further exploration and comparisons thanks to advanced reasoning, thinking, and multimodal capabilities. For instance, you could ask: “What’s the difference in sleep tracking features between a smart ring, smartwatch, and tracking mat?” AI Mode can then give you a detailed comparison of what each product offers, along with links to articles that it’s pulling the information from. You could then ask a follow ... Read full article.