According to reports, Google is planning to introduce AI model in its search engine that will be “nearly identical to its Gemini AI chatbot”. The new AI Mode tab is likely to be found on the left side of the “All,” “Images,” “Videos,” and “Shopping” tabs, and will expectedly display links related to web pages. Also, the search bar is predictable to show conversational answer prompts for users instead of traditional search results.
The information report said that “Google is planning to give its billions of search users the option to switch to an AI Mode that looks nearly identical to its Gemini Al chatbot, according to a person working on the product. The Gemini chatbot now operates separately from Google’s search engine and has struggled to catch up to rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT, so this move would effectively expand Gemini’s audience.”
Not only this but earlier Android Authority gave us some hints that Google is planning to introduce AI model in its search engine and spotted an AI search mode shortcut button that is being added to APK teardown, it states: A new button will let users quickly access AI Mode within Google Search and possibly refine searches with follow-ups,” they reported. This was unlocked in Google app v15.49.40 beta and here is what it looks like.