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Hans India
3 days ago
- Hans India
Google rolls out AI mode search in India, powered by Gemini 2.5
Google has officially launched its AI Mode search experience in India, bringing advanced, natural search capabilities to users through voice, visuals, and text. Initially piloted in the U.S., this experimental feature is now accessible in English via Search Labs—a platform that allows users to try early Google Search features and provide feedback. Once activated, AI Mode introduces a dedicated tab in the Google app and search interface. It leverages the powerful Gemini 2.5 model to enhance reasoning and allow for more complex, multi-step queries. Users can input questions through typing, voice commands, or even images, enabling deeper and more intuitive interactions with Search. This rollout is especially significant in India, where voice and visual search see widespread use. Hema Budaraju, Vice President of Product Management for Search at Google, noted that India leads globally in monthly Google Lens usage. AI Mode is part of Google's mission to make information universally accessible—regardless of how users choose to ask. The feature also enables follow-up questions and provides links to diverse sources, offering multiple perspectives on any topic. This aligns with the growing trend of users seeking not just answers, but richer understanding. Google highlighted that more than 1.5 billion people globally now interact with AI Overviews each month. These AI-generated summaries—featured at the top of search results—have led to a 10% increase in engagement for certain query types in both India and the U.S.
India Today
3 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Google starts testing AI mode in search for Indian users
On Tuesday, Google announced the arrival of AI Mode in Search for select users in India. For now, the feature will be available as an experiment in Labs, in English, the company stated in a blog post. 'AI Mode is our most powerful AI search, with more advanced reasoning and has multimodality, and the ability to go deeper through follow-up questions and useful links to the web,' said Hema Budaraju, Google's vice-president of product management – Search, in a blog post. While AI Mode in Search looks very similar to the new feature AI Overviews in Google Search, it is different in that it offers a unique experience that allows users to ask longer, more complicated, or nuanced questions that previously required multiple searches. 'It's especially useful for exploratory questions, and for more complicated tasks like comparing products, planning a trip, or learning about complex how-tos,' the company FEATURES OF AI MODEHandles complex queries: Users can ask longer and more detailed questions, like planning a trip or comparing products, and get comprehensive answers in one search: You can search using text, voice, or images. For example, upload a photo to identify a plant or use your voice to ask a relevant results: AI Mode leverages Google's extensive index, Knowledge Graph, and shopping data to deliver up-to-date information, summaries, and prompts: The system offers suggestions for follow-up questions, making it easier to explore topics feedback: Google is using feedback from Indian users to improve AI Mode quickly and make it more helpful for local Mode achieves results by taking a complex question, breaking it down into smaller sub-topics, and then asking lots of questions at the same time on behalf of the user. Then, all the answers are recombined into one hyper-relevant content output that matches the user's "You'll be able to not only access high-quality web content, but also fresh, real-time sources like the Knowledge Graph, real-world data, and shopping information for billions of products," Google said on Tuesday. In May of last year, Google, the search engine, also released the AI Overviews feature to provide users a quick sampling of the information they were interested in using the search engine. Then, the search engine giant said the Overviews feature made sure users were seeing a greater diversity of websites to help with more complicated questions, and that the AI Overviews' links received more clicks than if the page had shown up as a regular web listing for that query. "As we scale this experience, we will continue to prioritise valuable traffic to publishers and creators," Google added, according to the report. - EndsMust Watch
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Google rolls out experimental AI Mode in Search for Indian users
Google launches AI Mode in Search via Labs for select users in India with advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities for handling complex and nuanced queries BS Reporter New Delhi Google on Tuesday announced the rollout of AI Mode in Search for certain users in India. For now, the feature will be offered as an experiment in Labs in English, the company said. 'AI Mode is our most powerful AI search, with more advanced reasoning and multimodality, and the ability to go deeper through follow-up questions and helpful links to the web,' Google's vice-president of product management – Search, Hema Budaraju, said in a blog post. The AI Mode in Search, though visually similar to the AI Overviews feature of Google Search, is distinct as it allows users to ask longer, more complex, or nuanced questions that would previously have required multiple searches. The AI Mode works by breaking down a complex query into smaller subtopics and issuing a multitude of queries simultaneously on behalf of the user. All the answers received are then combined into one hyper-relevant content output that matches the user's query. 'You can not only access high-quality web content, but also tap into fresh, real-time sources like the Knowledge Graph, info about the real world, and shopping data for billions of products,' Google said on Tuesday. In May last year, Google launched its AI Overviews feature, which gave users a quick snapshot of the information they were looking for using the Search engine. The search engine giant had then said the Overviews feature ensured users were viewing a greater diversity of websites for help with more complex questions, and that the links included in AI Overviews received more clicks than if the page had appeared as a traditional web listing for that query. 'As we expand this experience, we will continue to focus on sending valuable traffic to publishers and creators,' Google added.
The Hindu
4 days ago
- The Hindu
Google launches AI Mode in India with advanced reasoning and multimodality
Google announced the launch of its AI Mode in India that will allow users to ask longer questions and is designed to better handle exploratory queries and more complicated tasks. Powered by a custom version of Gemini 2.5, Google said that AI Mode will answer user questions that would have previously required multiple searches. AI Mode uses what Google calls a query fan-out technique, where the question is divided into subtopics and the system sends out multiple related queries simultaneously on users' behalf. 'You can not only access high-quality web content, but also tap into fresh, real-time sources like the Knowledge Graph, info about the real world, and shopping data for billions of products,' said Hema Budaraju, Google Vice President, Product Management, Search. AI Mode is built into the Search experience and users in India can access it by signing up in Labs to try out the new feature in Google Search. The company warned that not all results might be right since the AI product is in the early stages, but said that it will show web search results when it does not have high confidence in the AI-powered responses. AI Mode is also multimodal, meaning that users can use Lens capabilities or tap the microphone icon and ask their questions. Users can ask questions via text, their voice, or by shooting/uploading an image. 'AI Mode is our most powerful AI search, with more advanced reasoning and multimodality, and the ability to go deeper through follow-up questions and helpful links to the web. Using a custom version of Gemini 2.5, it lets you ask longer, more complex or nuanced questions that would have previously required multiple searches,' said Google in its blog post.
