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Google Highlights AI Mode With Animated Homepage Doodle

The rollout grants widespread US access to the Gemini 2.5-powered interface that answers complex questions via text, voice or image.

Available in the US, Google's AI Mode allows voice, text, and image queries, marking a significant shift in online search capabilities. (Photo by Camille Cohen / AFP)
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A screenpage showing Google AI Mode.

Overview

  • On July 1, Google swapped its homepage and Chrome new-tab doodles for an animated link to AI Mode.
  • AI Mode is now broadly available in the US and entering trials in India, setting the stage for a potential global expansion.
  • Powered by Gemini 2.5, the feature merges AI-generated summaries with links to web sources to deliver direct answers.
  • Users can pose multimodal queries using text, voice or images in a single interface for tasks like comparisons and in-depth research.
  • Google’s promotional push aims to reinforce its search lead as rivals such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude and Perplexity AI gain traction.