Google unveils ‘AI Mode’ in the next phase of its journey to change search

Search engine revamp and Gemini 2.5 introduced at conference in latest showing tech giant is all in on AI

Google on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to other websites.

The next phase outlined at Google's annual developers conference includes releasing a new AI mode" option in the United States. The company says the feature will make interacting with its search engine more like having a conversation with an expert capable of answering a wide array of questions.