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Google’s Search Gets an AI Upgrade: Google turned its famous homepage Doodle into an AI-powered learning portal this week. For three days, Google’s Doodles highlighted commonly searched school topics – quadratic equations, photosynthesis, and DNA – and clicking on each launched the new “AI Mode” in Google Search blog.google. AI Mode is billed as Google’s most powerful search experience: users can ask follow-up questions about the Doodle topics and get in-depth explanations, complete with suggested links to dig deeper blog.google. Essentially, Google is weaving an educational chatbot into its search engine. The AI Mode tab is now live on desktop and the Google mobile app blog.google. This move comes as Google competes with Microsoft’s Bing Chat and OpenAI’s ChatGPT to integrate generative AI into everyday search. By using playful Doodles to drive students into AI Mode, Google is signaling how seamlessly it wants AI helpers to blend into mainstream search and learning.
