At the risk of having 7 million Google generative ai videos, this is your Google search AI demo!
Hey friends, I’m Tasia Custode, and welcome back to my YouTube Channel where I share tech
tips, app reviews, and a metric ton of Google content.
I’m going to get straight to the point.
AI powered search is going to change the way you, well, Google search.
So, let’s go!
First things first, what is Google’s generative AI search and how is it different from a typical
Google search?
In a nutshell, generative AI search results will provide you with more information and
context than a typical search.
This is going to allow you to ask more precise search questions than you normally would.
So you’ll be able to get a bigger picture faster, with less searching.
Plus, you’re going to get an ai-powered snapshot when you search.
This is like a little overview with helpful info where you can ask follow up questions.
So now that we understand what Google’s AI search is, let’s learn how to use it,
because things are going to look a little different.
And, yes, we’re jumping in with examples!
Wahoo!
This works the same in your Google app on mobile and in Chrome on desktop by the way.
So I’m going to jump into this Search Generative Experience, or SGE as Google calls it on desktop
just to show you on a bigger screen.
So here I am in Google on a new Chrome tab.
You’ll notice I have labs in the top right of my page.
That’s because I signed up to be an AI tester, which I’ll touch on a bit later.
Since I have some new labs enabled, you’ll notice I have an option below my Google search
bar to try ai-powered overviews when I search.
To be clear, this ai-powered search is built into your Google Search, so it’s not going
to be a secondary search bar option.
This is just to show us some pre-set examples.
The verdict is still out on whether or not you’ll be able to enable and disable these
ai features at your leisure.
But anyway…
For example sake and to get a lay of the land as it were, let’s click on this option to
try the ai-powered overviews.
Here I have two random pre-set searches that change by the way or I can refresh these to
get new examples.
But let’s pick how long does it take to learn a new language.
Right away, you’ll notice things look a lot different with this generative AI in Google
search.
Right underneath the search bar we have some new options.
We can start a conversation, or we can drill down to get even more specific with the search
prompt so how long would it take to learn a new language on Duolingo, Reddit, or through
immersion or rosetta stone - you get the point.
There are image options here, and I’ll click this arrow over to see the remaining options,
okay for a toddler, country and in dnd.
Hmm.
I did not know ya’ll were out here learning languages in Dungeons and dragons.
But I digress.
Underneath these options, we’ve got that ai-powered snapshot I mentioned earlier.
So of course, this is still in the experimental phase, so that’s what we’re told right
at the top.
But under that, here is a really good summary on how long it can take to learn a new language,
and to the right are some links where it’s pulling this snapshot information from.
And there is something really cool that happens when we click on one of those links, but I’ll
get to that in a minute.
For now, let’s get back to the lay of the land.
Right above the links is an option to change the layout of the search results, so you can
toggle to a view that will remind you a little bit more of the old view, but still with these
links and ai-powered search.
And underneath the recap is the ability to ask a follow-up, or choose from a pre-determined
follow-up question, and then we can even rate our response here.
As you scroll down the page, you’ll notice things under the summary look pretty well
the same as usual.
So now that we’ve got a quick overview of the layout and additional features, let’s
actually explore some of these new ai powered features in Google Search.
So sticking with this example, let’s see what the converse option does underneath our
search.
Ah, ok so this opens up a conversational mode where we can ask a follow-up question here.
So maybe I’ll ask is there a language you can learn in two months if you study for 5
hours a day?
I’ll hit enter and see what comes up here.
OK, so I’ve gotten a bit of a different ai-powered snapshot as a response now.
And it’s basically telling me that if I cut the study time down to 5 hours a day,
it’s going to take twice as long.
But then the following two paragraphs give me a little bit of hope that I could study
less time a day and still learn a language, though it didn’t really answer my question.
So let me ask it in a bit of a different way using one of its pre-determined follow-up
questions.
Can I learn a language in 2 months - this is a great pre-determined question based on
my previous question so I like that.
Let’s see what comes up here this time.
Ah, would you look at that?
I get my answer.
Yes, I can learn a language in two months if I’m dedicated.
The nice thing here is that my snapshot has always remained somewhat consistent here.
So, it’s not like all of a sudden I’m getting a completely different answer that
is factually incorrect.
And you can see our follow-up questions will change based on how our conversation is going.
It’s anticipating what I might want to ask next.
I love it.
It’s conversational Ai built right into Google search.
Now remember I said something cool happens if we click on one of the source links in
the snapshot?
Watch this.
Whether you’re in your original search or in a conversation like I’m showing here,
you’re still going to be able to click on any of the source links to the right in the
snapshot.
In fact, when you click on one of these links, you’ll see highlighted for you the parts
of these articles that the ai-powered snapshot is pulling its information from.
It takes you right to that section.
So in this medium article, this is the section where it talks about the ideal amount of study
time per day and that it’s quality time over quantity.
How neat is this?
You can just click on the back button to get back to your conversation when you want to.
And if you’re done with this particular topic, you can reset the topic from here too
as well.
But let’s keep exploring.
So we’ll go back to our first search results page by clicking on search in the top left.
By the way, if you go back, your entire conversation is gone.
So, if we go back to converse as an example, you can see we are starting from scratch again.
Just FYI, it’s like hitting the reset button.
So, anyway, back we go to our initial search.
We see that converse acts the same as if we were to click to ask a follow-up button.
So, this takes us to that same conversational mode page.
Let’s instead click on one of the buttons at the top to see how well we can drill down
this question.
Let’s click on the Duolingo option.
So here we go, it’s added that context to my initial question, and we’re still given
an ai-powered snapshot at the top with information on how long it would take to learn a language
on Duolingo.
So you can really get a sense of what I was saying at the top of this video about getting
a more contextual response and being able to drill down your answers quicker and in
a more conversational way.
So let’s try this not using a pre-determined question from Google.
I’m asking Google if it’s possible to get a stain out of clothes even after it’s
been washed.
Good luck, right.
Well, let’s see what we get back.
OK, so there appears to be hope for me after all.
This ai generated response says it is possible and it’s giving me some different mixtures
and potions I can put on the stain.
Though, I’ve got to be careful not to cause damage.
So you get the idea here that no matter what you ask Google, you’ll now have your snapshot,
can ask follow-up questions, can click through links, and can drill down your search even
further.
But before we bounce, let’s see how this generative AI will help us shop, using Google’s
already robust Shopping Graph.
This is so cool.
So I’ve asked Google here what’s a good bike to ride around town.
And blamo, we’ve got our snapshot with some things to consider when getting a bike for
riding around town, as well as our links to the right.
But, beneath this is a list of what Google says are some of the best bikes to ride around
town, complete with reviews and prices.
How great is this?
Some are even flagged that they are good for commuting.
If I click on one of the options, a popup appears on the right with more information
on the bike where I can scroll through the colors, pick a size, and scroll through the
stores to easily compare pricing across retailers.
Wowza.
I could go on and on about how this is going to change search as we know it, but why not
try it for yourself?
Google is opening up their Search Labs Search Generative Experience on Chrome desktop and
the Google App in the US and English only as of right now.
This way, they can get feedback from testers and improve the overall search experience.
So, if you want to join in on the fun, I’ve put the labs.google.com/search link in the
description below.
So go on, my US-based friends, and try it for yourselves!
So what do you think of this generative AI in Google search?
Are you as excited to try these features as I am?
Let everyone know in the comments below.
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