Overview
- Google officially rolled out AI Mode on June 27, moving it from Google Labs into mainstream U.S. search.
- The feature is front-and-center on Google’s homepage and Chrome new-tab page via an animated Doodle that directs users to AI Mode.
- AI Mode leverages the Gemini 2.5 model to distill web content into concise answers blending AI-generated summaries with linked sources.
- It supports text, voice and image inputs and uses a query fan-out technique to merge responses from multiple subtopics and sources.
- After the U.S. launch, Google began testing AI Mode in India and is positioning it as part of its generative search push against rivals like ChatGPT and Claude.