"Google announced "information agents" at I/O 2026, a new AI Mode feature that runs in the background around the clock to monitor topics and deliver synthesised updates via push notifications."
"The feature, which lives inside AI Mode in Google Search, represents what the company describes as the next evolution of Google Alerts, the email-based notification service it launched back in 2003. Where Alerts could tell you that a new web result matched your search terms, information agents can synthesise data from multiple sources, explain why a development matters, compare competing perspectives, and deliver actionable takeaways, all without the user lifting a finger."
"Traditional search is reactive: it waits for you to show up with a question. Information agents are designed to operate continuously in the background, around the clock, reasoning across information to find what you need at the right moment. Google has been positioning Search as an "agent manager" for months, and this is the clearest consumer-facing expression of that vision yet."
"To get started, users open AI Mode in the Google Search app and enter a natural-language prompt. Google offered one example: "keep me updated on nearby movie tickets for The Mandalorian and Grogu""
Information agents are persistent AI tools inside AI Mode in Google Search that monitor the web on a user’s behalf and surface relevant findings without being asked. The feature is positioned as the next evolution of Google Alerts, moving from notifications based on matching search terms to synthesized updates drawn from multiple sources. Agents can explain why developments matter, compare competing perspectives, and provide actionable takeaways. The agents operate around the clock and are designed to deliver information at the right moment. Users start by opening AI Mode in the Google Search app and entering a natural-language prompt, such as requesting updates on nearby movie tickets for a specific title.
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