{"id":52002,"date":"2026-05-25T13:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=52002"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:30:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T17:30:47","slug":"googles-intelligent-search-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/25\/googles-intelligent-search-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Google’s Intelligent Search Box"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sarah Perez<\/a> (Hacker<\/a> News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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The era of the “ten blue links” is officially over. <\/p>\n

At its Google I\/O conference on Tuesday, Google unveiled an AI-powered overhaul of Search centered around a reimagined “intelligent search box” — what the company describes as the biggest change to this entry point to the web since the search box debuted more than 25 years ago.<\/p>\n

Instead of returning a simple list of links, Google Search will drop users into AI-powered interactive experiences at times. Google is also introducing tools that can dispatch “information agents” to gather information on a user’s behalf, along with tools that let users build personalized mini apps tailored to their needs.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

While Google says that AI Mode is not the default experience, Search’s user interface encourages users to ask follow-up questions instead of scrolling down to the links to other pages.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Odd, to me, to paint this only in terms of user convenience (ostensible user convenience at that), and not in terms of this being a de facto attack on Zillow and the rest of the web.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Nilay Patel<\/a> (2024):<\/p>\n

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There’s a theory I’ve had for a long time that I’ve been calling “Google Zero” — my name for that moment when Google Search simply stops sending traffic outside of its search engine to third-party websites.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Amanda Silberling<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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On Google’s video announcing the Search updates, one commenter wrote, “this is the best advertisement for letting people know it’s time to get a different search engine.”<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

If you’re curious about alternative search engines, you’re in the right place. Here are some places to start (or, embrace chaos and see where Open Web Engine<\/a> takes you).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n