Google’s AI Mode rolls out to US, will add support for deeper research, comparison shopping, and more

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Google’s AI Mode, the experimental Google Search feature that lets users ask complex, multi-part questions via an AI interface, will roll out to everyone in the U.S. starting this week, the company announced at its annual developer conference, Google I/O 2025, on Tuesday. The feature builds on Google’s existing AI-powered search experience, AI Overviews, which display AI-generated summaries at the top of its search results page. Launched last year, AI Overviews saw mixed results as Google’s AI offered questionable answers and advice, like a suggestion to use glue on pizza, among other things. Image Credits:Google However, Google claims AI Overviews is a success in terms of adoption, if not accuracy, as over 1.5 billion monthly users have used the AI feature. It will now exit Labs. expand to over 200 countries and territories and become available in more than 40 languages, the company says. AI Mode, meanwhile, lets users ask complex questions and ask follow-ups. Initially available in Google’s Search Labs for testing, the feature arrived as other AI companies, like Perplexity and OpenAI, expanded into Google’s territory with web search features of their own. Worried about potentially ceding search market share to rivals, AI Mode represents Google’s pitch for what the future of search will look like. Image Credits:Google As AI Mode rolls out more broadly, Google is touting some of its new capabilities, including Deep Search. While AI Mode takes a question and breaks it up into different subtopics to answer your query, Deep Search does so at scale. It can issue dozens or even hundreds of queries to provide your answers, which will also include links so you can dig into the research yourself. Image Credits:Google The result is a fully cited report generated in minutes, potentially saving you hours of research, Google says. The company suggested using the Deep Search feature for things like comparison shopping, whether that’s for a big-ticket home appliance or a summer c...