Google Search is getting AI agents that will monitor the web for you
Google has announced significant updates to its Search platform, introducing AI agents and a redesigned search box. The new search box features AI-powered suggestions and accepts various input types, while information agents will monitor the web for relevant updates. Additionally, Google is enhancing its coding capabilities to allow users to create custom apps and dashboards easily.
- ▪Google's new search box is the biggest update in over 25 years, dynamically expanding and offering AI-powered suggestions.
- ▪Information agents will continuously scan the web and notify users of relevant changes, launching first for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers this summer.
- ▪The new Antigravity platform enables Search to generate custom UI and mini apps tailored to specific queries.
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Google I/O 2026 This story is part of our complete Google I/O coverage Updated less than 0 just now ago Google used its I/O 2026 keynote to announce a major overhaul of Search, introducing AI agents, a redesigned search box, and agentic coding capabilities that can generate custom apps and dashboards on the fly. A new search box The most visible change is a revamped search box that Google is calling the biggest update to the service in over 25 years. The new box dynamically expands as you type, offers AI-powered suggestions that go beyond autocomplete, and accepts text, images, files, videos, and Chrome tabs as inputs. Introducing our brand new, intelligent Search box — totally reimagined with AI.
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