TL;DR
- Google Search is getting a major AI upgrade with new features like multi-step reasoning.
- You’ll be able to ask complex questions, and Google Search will break them down to find the answers.
- Google Search will also understand video queries, so you can record a question and get answers based on what the video shows.
Google has been slowly integrating generative AI into the Google Search experience. It started with its Search Generative Experience (SGE) initiative, and at Google I/O today, the company announced a significant leap forward in integrating AI into its core search functionality.
The upcoming update will introduce multi-step reasoning capabilities to Google Search. This means you’ll be able to ask complex questions that involve multiple steps or sub-questions, and Google Search will intelligently break them down, solve them in the correct order, and deliver the answers in seconds.
At the event, Google showcased this feature with a complex query: finding the best fitness studios in a user’s neighborhood, factoring in walking distance from home, and any introductory offers they might have for new customers. Google Search was able to understand the various parts of this question, process them simultaneously, and provide relevant suggestions.
Another exciting addition is the ability to ask questions using video directly within Google Search. Google showed a demo in which a user filmed a malfunctioning record player with their phone camera and asked why it wasn’t working. Based on the video and voice command, Google Search recognized the record player model and offered AI-generated suggestions for fixing the problem.
Google announced a range of other AI-enabled enhancements to Search at I/O, signaling that Google Search is on the cusp of a major transformation powered by AI’s ever-evolving potential.