Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors.

The US Justice Department has demanded that Google sell its Chrome browser to break up its alleged monopoly in online search. The department also wants Google to cease paid agreements for being the default search engine on various platforms.

If you've found yourself actually using Google's AI Overview system, you may like the new AI Mode Google has just introduced. If not, you've probably just let out a soft groan at how AI-heavy Google's software upgrades have been over the last few years.

Google says its new AI Mode aims to give users "a wider and more diverse" set of results than AI Overviews.

On Wednesday, the tech giant announced that it's expanding AI overviews to more Google Search queries, starting with advanced math, coding, and multimodal searches. That's made possible due to Google's more advanced model, Gemini 2.0 ,, which now powers AI overviews.

Google is shaking up Search. Again. Nearly a year after the company rolled out AI Overviews to everyone in the US, it's preparing to add a dedicated AI tab to its search engine. AI Mode is powered by a Gemini 2.

Past AI missteps, including accuracy issues and misinformation, raise concerns over reliability and user experience.