Google’s new ‘AI mode’ turns Search into a chatbot

AI has begun to replace the search as we know of it, as Google at the I/O announced the “AI Mode.” Available to all US users starting today, CEO Sundar Pichai calls the AI mode, a “total reimagining of search” that will transform’s Google’s headlining product from a link directory into an interactive AI assistant.

“Search is bringing AI to more people than any other product in the world,” Pichai said during the company’s annual I/O developer conference, highlighting Google’s 8.5 billion daily queries as a massive distribution advantage over competitors.