The CyberGuy explains steps you can take to protect yourself from scams. Google Photos has always been a handy way to store and organize your pictures, but its latest feature, Ask Photos, is taking things to a whole new level. Powered by Google's Gemini AI, Ask Photos lets you search your photo library using natural language. Let's take a look at what makes Google Photos AI search so different, what's improved and how it could change the way you interact with your memories. Sign up for my FREE CyberGuy Report Get my best tech tips, urgent security alerts and exclusive deals delivered straight to your inbox.

Google's AI-powered Photos upgrades are beginning to trickle in. Ask Photos, the Gemini-powered chatbot that lets you get ultra-specific and conversational with your photo searches, is launching in early access for select users in the US. In addition, the improved search for more descriptive Google Photos queries begins rolling out today for all English-speaking users. The upgraded search in Google Photos lets you use more descriptive queries. For example, while you could have searched for "lake" before, you can now enter "kayaking on a lake surrounded by mountains."

Google Photos has a decent search experience right now. I was recently trying to find some photos of my sister's engagement from a few years ago, and a simple "yellow dress" with her name added in front brought all the images to my fingertips within moments. But Google thinks it can do even better and is now supercharging the search function with improvements to natural language processing and, you guessed it, artificial intelligence. Improving the search experience is crucial because our online photo libraries are getting bigger and bigger every year. That means it's harder to find those photos from Dad's 60th birthday without sifting through so much other stuff.