Google has expanded its AI Mode to over 180 new countries and territories in English, transforming search from a simple question-and-answer tool into an intelligent personal assistant that can actually take action on your behalf.
What Exactly Is AI Mode (And Why You’ll Wonder How You Lived Without It)
AI Mode isn’t your typical Google search experience. AI Mode is a new generative AI experiment in Google Search that lets you have actual conversations with Google’s AI, ask follow-up questions, and have the AI perform tasks for you.
Previously available only to users in the U.S., U.K., and India, this expansion means that whether you’re in NG, Sydney, or São Paulo, you can now experience search that feels more like chatting with an incredibly knowledgeable friend who happens to have access to the entire internet.
Unlike traditional search that gives you a list of websites to visit, AI Mode understands context, remembers your conversation history, and can perform complex, multi-step reasoning. It’s powered by Google’s most advanced AI models, making it capable of understanding nuanced requests and providing comprehensive, personalized responses.
The New Features You Need to Know About
Agentic AI: Your New Digital Assistant
The excitement lies in AI Mode’s new “agentic” capabilities—tech speak for “AI that can actually do things for you.” Users can now use AI Mode to find restaurant reservations, and in the future, they’ll be able to find local service appointments and event tickets.
Here’s how it works in practice:
– Restaurant Reservations: Users can request dinner reservations based on multiple preferences, such as party size, date, time, location, and preferred cuisine
– Future Capabilities: Future agentic capabilities will include local service appointments and event tickets, which Google said will be provided with the help of Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, and Booksy
Personalized Recommendations That Get You
AI Mode results will now show personalized recommendations, starting with dining-related topics to help “you discover new restaurants and cafes that match your unique tastes.” The AI learns from your past conversations, search history, and Maps activity (if you opt in) to provide suggestions that feel like they came from someone who actually knows your preferences.
Shareable Conversations
AI Mode is adding the ability to share conversations with links, meaning you can now share that perfect restaurant recommendation or travel itinerary with friends without copying and pasting multiple messages
