Google Search received a massive generated AI update on Google I/O2024 — powered by Gemini aims to change the way you use search engines by answering the questions you have by pulling information from the web.

Not only that, but new ways to make the AI overview work more effectively, the ability to plan meals and travel using ai, and even the surrounding world using video to break down these 6 big features — you can sign up to get it now (if you live in the US) or publicly by the end of the year.

You may have seen this being tested by members of Search Labs, but now it's open to everyone in the U.S. and more countries are set to get it soon.

This allows the model to generate answers to questions using the various websites in the source and easily create a topic overview.Contains a source link to learn more.

Google claims that in its AI overview, people are using Google more to search. It will be interesting to see how this affects whether the user decides to visit the websites of these sources.

Speaking of these summaries, Google is going a step further by offering the option to simplify the language or break it down in more detail.

This diversity of how the Gemini model can present information makes these summaries more accessible and ensures that it gives new entrants to the topic a chance to catch up with a brief summary while giving more information to geeks.

One big thing that comes out of Google I/O is how Gemini is getting a serious upgrade to its multi-step inference feature -breaking down complex questions and all

This also applies to Google Search AI Overview, asking multiple-step questions rather than doing many individual searches and asking all the questions.

Anyone who has used AI recently will know that one of its superpowers is the ability to help make plans.1 With the AI overview of search you can use these same prompts, Google will get information from the web and make a plan with you.

Whether it's a trip to London where you don't need to walk too much or a simple meal plan to prepare, your search can be exported to Google Docs or Gmail when you're done making these based on follow-up prompts.

If you don't have a specific thing to search for and you're just looking for inspiration, it's a great way to use an AI-organized results page. This allows the AI to almost take over the task of ranking the page, splitting the page group into AI-generated categories.

For example, if you are looking for a restaurant for an anniversary dinner, Gemini breaks down multiple answers into different angles in a useful cluster.

Think of Google's lens, but on speed. When an update to Gemini's video understanding comes in search, you can get a quick answer to whatever questions you see. 

Asking how to fix a record player like Google allowed Gemini to split the video into individual frames and figure out what went wrong.