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Google Expands AI Mode Search to Australia, Ireland and 40+ Countries

The new tab uses a customized Gemini model to synthesize complex natural language or image queries using a query fan-out approach.

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Overview

  • The feature appears as a dedicated tab on results pages and in the Google app for Android and iOS in the newly added markets.
  • Users can submit text, voice or photo queries to get AI-generated answers with source links and continue with follow-up questions.
  • Google says more than 100 million users in the US and India have tried AI Mode, with early testers asking two to three times longer queries.
  • Responses draw on Google's ranking systems, with standard web results shown when confidence is low, and the company acknowledges it will not always be right.
  • Researchers and publishers flag risks, citing past inaccuracies in AI summaries, traffic declines tied to AI Overviews, and unclear energy use relative to traditional search.