What is Google's new AI search feature? How does it compare to Bard?

Google has unveiled'bold' plans to weave artificial intelligence (AI) into its search engine, as it rushes to make up lost ground in the race to change the way we browse the internet. Instead of throwing up a list of links in response to people's searches, the AI will offer a text-generated answer in a similar vain to the hugely popular ChatGPT -- a rival to the tech giant's own chatbot, Bard. It will also allow users to have'conversational' question-and-answer-style chats to get tips on things like travel, recipes, restaurants to visit and shopping. The reimagined interface still involves typing a query into the search bar as normal but links to websites will be pushed down the page beneath the'snapshot answer' generated by AI. It is the biggest revamp in the 25-year history of the world's most popular search engine, which has hardly changed since Google first launched it in 1998. Big changes: Google has unveiled'bold' plans to weave artificial intelligence into its search engine, as it rushes to make up lost ground in the race to change the way we browse the web The reimagined interface still involves typing a query into the search bar as normal but links to websites will be pushed down the page beneath the'snapshot answer' generated by AI But the dramatic overhaul is not without its pitfalls, both in terms of advertising revenue and given that it is a monumental change to the very product that made Google a $1.4 trillion (£1.2 trillion) internet giant.