Google's 'AI Mode' search is ready to replace a list of links

Google said Thursday that it has begun migrating its "AI Mode" out of its experimental Labs effort and into the real world. Google said that a "small percentage of people" in the "coming weeks" will see what Google calls AI Mode, or entirely AI-generated responses to queries that users ask. It's Google's response to services like Anthropic, which "answer" queries using AI, which slurps up and regurgitates answers that others have already provided. Google first began revamping its search algorithm in 2023, when it started aggregating AI-powered summaries of say, the best laptops. AI has been used elsewhere by Google services like Chrome to sum up web pages, as well.