Google on Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to accelerate a year-old makeover of its search engine that is changing the way people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to websites.

Google announced a confusing array of new ways to use its AI to find information at its annual I/O event. Here’s a guide.

Shopping in Google's new AI Mode integrates Gemini's capabilities into Google's existing online shopping features, allowing consumers to use conversational phrases to find the perfect product.

"AI Mode is where we will first bring our frontier capabilities into search," CEO Sundar Pichai said. What's in Google's AI Mode? AI Mode will exist as an extra tab on your normal

The DOJ won the initial trial, securing a ruling that Google used anticompetitive practices to maintain its monopoly in general search. During the time this case has taken to meander its way through the legal system, the online landscape has been radically altered, making it harder than ever to envision a post-Google Internet.

The head of Google discusses the next AI platform shift and how it could change how we use the internet forever.

Brandishing evidence presented during a recent three-week stretch of hearings, Justice Department lawyers will attempt to persuade Mehta to order a radical shake-up that includes a ban on Google paying to lock its search engine in as the default on smart devices and an order requiring the company to sell its Chrome browser.

Google’s new AI Mode in Search is a leap forward in usability – fewer clicks, faster answers, and a more conversational experience. But for the media ecosystem, it marks another turning point. Zero-click searches will rise even more, and the impact on publisher traffic and ad revenue could be significant.

As part of a new opt-in experiment, Google is removing the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button and replacing it with an artificial intelligence option.

Google says AI Overviews drive better clicks, but offers little new guidance – even as AI Mode threatens to further shrink organic traffic.

AI Mode uses Google’s frontier models and takes advantage of what the company calls its "query fan-out" technique. The method, Google says, breaks down your queries into smaller subtopics, running a number of separate searches at the same time. That, Google explains, allows AI Mode to perform deeper searches than traditional Google Search.