Google’s AI-Driven Search Overhaul Introduces Agents and Multimodal Capabilities
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Google unveiled a sweeping AI-powered redesign of Search, adding a longer, more conversational interface, multimodal inputs (photos, videos, documents), and autonomous “agents” built on Gemini 3.5 Flash to monitor topics automatically. A new Gemini Spark integrates AI into Gmail and Docs, while a revamped shopping experience surfaces discounts. The changes aim to boost usage and ad-targeting but raise concerns about transparency, user choice, and potential reductions in traffic to third-party sites, fueling debate about the future of the open web.
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