Mountain View, United States—Google on Tuesday said it would introduce AI-generated answers to online queries, in one of the biggest changes to its world leading search engine in 25 years.
The AI blurbs generated by Google’s Gemini technology will offer succinct summaries of what it found on the internet with links to the online sources that supplied the information. These alternatives are praised by some for their cleaner experience than the often-cluttered results of a classic query. “We’ve found that with AI Overviews, people use Search more, and are more satisfied with their results,” Reid said.
As an example, this would allow users to ask Google to diagnose a broken appliance by filming it with a smartphone and get tips for getting it fixed.Google also provided a look at Project Astra, which is devoted to building digital assistants to aid with tasks big or small.