Google's new AI Search box is here - along with agents and 5 more upgrades
Google has introduced a new AI Search box along with several upgrades aimed at enhancing user experience. The updates include information agents that monitor topics and agentic coding tools for app development directly in Search. These changes reflect a shift towards a more conversational and personalized search experience.
- ▪Google's new AI Search box allows for conversational, multimodal questions.
- ▪The AI Mode is powered by the new Gemini 3.5 Flash model, which enhances performance for complex tasks.
- ▪Users can create and manage multiple AI agents that work in the background to assist with research.
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Innovation Home Innovation Artificial Intelligence Google's new AI Search box is here - along with agents and 5 more upgrades Google now has information agents that work in the background and agentic coding tools that let you build apps directly in Search. Written by Elyse Betters Picaro, Senior Contributing EditorSenior Contributing Editor May 19, 2026 at 10:45 a.m. PT Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google Search is getting a new AI Search box. Search information agent monitors topics in the background. Agentic coding lets you build small apps in Search.Remember when Google Search felt simple? You typed a few words into a box, scanned a list of blue links, and hoped for the best.
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