Google Search as you know it is over | TechCrunch

"Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times. Google is also introducing tools that can dispatch "information agents" to gather information on a user's behalf, along with tools that let users build personalized mini apps tailored to their needs. The resulting experience will no longer look much like how people envision Google Search, which has long been defined by ranked links to websites that have the information you need."

"With the revamped Search experience, the new search box simply expands to accommodate longer, more conversational queries, rather than making you decide what type of search experience or mode you want to choose at the start of your query. It will also have a new AI-powered query suggestion system that goes beyond autocomplete to help people craft more complex and nuanced queries, Google says. Google's AI Overviews will also allow users to ask follow-up questions in AI Mode, beginning Tuesday, the company noted."

"Starting this summer, people will be able to create, customize, and manage multiple new "information agents" within Google Search. These agents can work in the background 24/7, to track changes on the web and alert you to new information. For instance, you could have an agent track market movements based on customer parameters, Google suggests."

Google is overhauling Search with an AI-powered intelligent search box that expands to handle longer, conversational queries. Search results will shift from ranked lists of links to AI-driven interactive experiences that can answer questions and support follow-up questions in AI Mode. The new query suggestion system will help users craft more complex, nuanced queries beyond traditional autocomplete. Google is also adding agentic capabilities, including information agents that can work in the background 24/7 to track changes on the web and alert users. Users will be able to create, customize, and manage multiple agents starting this summer, such as agents that monitor market movements based on chosen parameters.

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