Google is revamping its search engine to include TikTok video clips integrated with AI follow-up questions for queries. wall street journal report(opens in new window).
With the surge in popularity of AI chatbot applications such as ChatGPT, journal, Google says the move will help it better serve young people around the world.
According to company documents, the plan means the hugely popular search engine will move away from its traditional format informally dubbed “10 blue links.”
As journal According to the report, Google plans to include AI informational prompts that ask follow-up questions for queries that aren’t easily answered in traditional web search results.
In the document, Google executives are reported to have said:
At next week’s annual I/O developer conference, Google will reportedly announce a new feature that will allow users to converse with an AI program, currently codenamed “Magi.”
Google did not immediately respond to PCMag’s request for comment, but a spokesperson said: journal: “As search evolves, providing quality information and supporting a healthy and open web will remain core to our approach.”
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Meanwhile, the AI chatbot race continues to heat up. A few days ago, after asking interested users to sign up for a waiting list, Microsoft opened public access to AI chatbots on Bing and Edge.
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