Google has officially expanded its innovative AI Mode beyond the US, UK, and India—now offering the feature in 180 countries and regions worldwide, albeit currently in English only. This marks a substantial leap in Google’s rollout of AI-powered search and productivity tools to a truly global audience.
What’s New: Agentic & Personalized Capabilities
AI Mode has been upgraded with agentic capabilities, enabling users to accomplish real-world tasks directly through search, not just retrieve information. Today, new agentic experiences are live for restaurant reservations, with plans to extend soon to local service appointments and event ticket bookings. These smart, task-focused features allow AI Mode to act more like a virtual assistant, helping users take actionable steps from search results.
At the same time, personalization has been elevated. Those enrolled in Google’s experimental Labs program will notice results tailored specifically to their interests and preferences, beginning with dining-related topics. This means discovering restaurants and cafes ideally matched to your unique tastes, leveraging AI’s ability to understand user context and suggest options curated for each individual.
New Link Sharing Functionality
Google added a new U.S.-only feature: link sharing for AI Mode responses. Users can now send a link to their AI-driven search session, allowing contacts to jump in, ask their own follow-up questions, and continue exploring seamlessly. Senders maintain control, with the ability to delete shared links at any time, adding a layer of privacy and flexibility to collaborative search experiences.
How Does AI Mode Work Under the Hood?
AI Mode pulls real-time information from across the web, Google’s own Knowledge Graph, and its Shopping Graph for billions of products. Its unique “query fan-out” technique issues multiple related searches simultaneously across subtopics and data sources, then synthesizes this information into an easy-to-understand response. This empowers users to go deeper on topics without manually iterating their searches.
AI Mode also supports multimodal searching, allowing users to query through text, voice, or images, broadening the ways people interact with Google’s powerful search tools.
Limitations for Webmasters
Currently, Google does not provide direct analytics for AI Mode’s impact on web traffic. Performance in AI Mode is merged with normal web search data in Search Console, so site owners cannot track or analyze the specific effects of AI-powered search experiences.
Looking Forward
Expanding AI Mode to 180 countries signals Google’s commitment to making AI-powered search and productivity tools widely accessible. The addition of agentic, task-driven features and stronger personalization promises to fundamentally reshape how billions of people interact with information, plan activities, and complete everyday tasks—right from their search bar.