Google AI Mode Goes Live in the US

Last month Google announced AI Mode in Search is released from Labs and now available to U,S, users logged into their Gmail account.

Below is a bullet-point breakdown of the features and capabilities available to users, followed by what Google AI Mode means for content creators.

1. What is Google AI Mode?

Google's AI Mode is a significant evolution of Google Search, moving beyond simply providing links to offering comprehensive, AI-generated responses directly within the search interface. Here's a breakdown of what we know:

What is AI Mode?

• Chatbot-like Experience: Instead of just a list of links, AI Mode uses Google's Gemini model to generate in-depth, conversational answers to your queries. It's designed to feel more like interacting with a smart assistant.
• Comprehensive Responses: AI Mode can create detailed responses that include explanations, bullet points, tables, graphs, images, and even suggestions from Google Maps, all tailored to your specific search.
• Powered by Gemini: It leverages a custom version of Gemini 2.5, Google's most intelligent AI model, for enhanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities.
• Follow-up Questions: You can ask follow-up questions to refine your search and dig deeper into a topic, making the experience interactive and iterative.
• "Query Fan-out" Technique: Under the hood, AI Mode breaks down your complex questions into subtopics and issues multiple queries simultaneously to explore the web more deeply and find highly relevant content.
• Graduation from Labs: AI Mode, initially an experimental feature in Search Labs, is now being rolled out to all users in the US, indicating improved speed and reliability. A global rollout is planned.<...