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AI is changing Google search: What the IO announcement means for you

By Geoffrey A. Fowler

10 May 2023 · 7 min read

Editor's Note

Google's new search tool incorporates results written by AI. The Washington Post explains how it works and whether it's likely to change how we search online.

Artificial intelligence is about to change how you Google things.

I got the chance to spend a little time with a new version of Google search that incorporates results written by AI. Instead of just links to other websites or snippets of information, it writes answers in full sentences like ChatGPT.

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