"Google announced Tuesday that it is allowing the box to expand for longer queries and chat-style exchanges. Google has been headed in this direction for a while. It already puts AI-generated summaries at the top of search results and has a more chat-like experience known as AI Mode. But the company's announcement pushes that strategy much farther, signaling Google's determination to keep more users from drifting to standalone chatbots."
"As part of that effort, Google is bringing the hottest trend in AI - agents - into search. Instead of just finding out when your favorite band is coming to town, users can create a standing query that alerts them if any of the acts announce shows nearby. Similar "information agents" can help with recurring questions around shopping and news."
""Agents in search is the next step," Google DeepMind chief Demis Hassabis said in an interview. "One of the cool things we get to do here at Google is build technologies that get immediately deployed into multi-billion dollar products." The big picture: Google's AI infusion goes far beyond search. It's betting that AI is breaking free from the chatbot and will find a home in virtually everything it makes, including new types of hardware, such as wearables."
"The company is putting AI wherever it thinks customers might want it. For example, a new "Ask YouTube" feature lets people ask a how-to question and get both a text answer and a video that contains the answer. The Gemini app has been designed for those who want to use agents for a wider range of tasks. In addition to an updated model - Gemini 3.5 Flash - Google has added Spark, a personal assistant that will eventually also"
Google is expanding its search box to handle longer queries and chat-style exchanges. The change builds on existing AI-generated summaries and a more conversational AI Mode. The update aims to keep users within search rather than moving to standalone chatbots. Google is also introducing AI agents into search, enabling standing queries such as alerts for nearby concerts by favorite bands. Similar information agents can support recurring shopping and news questions. Google positions agents in search as a next step and emphasizes rapid deployment into large products. The broader AI push extends beyond search into features like Ask YouTube for text and video answers and the Gemini app for wider agent-based tasks, including new assistant capabilities.
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