Google is making search less about links and more about AI. The company is upgrading its AI-powered search features, adding Gemini 3 to AI overviews and letting users ask follow-up questions “seamlessly” to ensure searches can answer “whatever’s on your mind,” a move that feels closer to using an AI chatbot than a search engine.
If the overview leaves you wanting more, you can now engage in conversation directly with the AI ​​mode. “A quick snapshot when you need it and a deeper conversation when you want it,” says Robbie Stein, vice president of Google Search Products. Switching between the two features seems incredibly easy — just scroll and type — according to a test video shared by Stein last year.
Stein says observations are also being upgraded, with Gemini 3 now the default model powering AI-generated summaries globally. The model, which surprised observers when it launched last year, means observational answers will be “best in class,” says Stein. Users have had mixed results compared to previous models.
The upgrade comes as part of a broader seismic shift at Google as the company moves away from search and pushes AI interactions over links. Google did not immediately respond The VergeA request for comment on when he plans to end the search completely.
