Google by Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) is preparing to revolutionize its search experience with a host of new features powered by its Gemini AI models. These changes, announced on Friday, are set to take Google Search beyond its traditional format.
What Happened: The most notable update involves an AI-driven layout that organizes search results, giving prominence to videos, forum links, and widgets. Rhiannon Bell, Google’s vice president of user experience, described this as a “pretty dramatic shift” from previous designs. Initially, this will be applied to open-ended queries like recipe searches, with plans to expand to other topics.
The revamped search page will first be available on mobile devices, with expectations for ...