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Six search engines worth trying now that Google isn’t really Google anymore
Key takeaways
- Google is about to look really different, and if you re not a fan of the AI Overviews feature, then you re not going to like what s coming.
- This is the biggest upgrade to our iconic search box since its debut over 25 years ago, said Elizabeth Reid, leader of the Search organization at Google.
- Now, when you search on Google, you re given the option from the start to use AI mode.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
Google is about to look really different, and if you re not a fan of the AI Overviews feature, then you re not going to like what s coming.
At the Google I/O 2026 keynote this week, the company announced that it is overhauling Search to embrace a conversational, AI-driven approach, even inviting users to enlist AI agents to automatically notify them if, for example, their favorite band were to go on tour.
This is the biggest upgrade to our iconic search box since its debut over 25 years ago, said Elizabeth Reid, leader of the Search organization at Google.
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