Google Search AI Mode is cool, but here’s why you should use Gemini instead

I never liked the AI Overviews that populate Google Search results, but Google Search just added a few AI features that I’d actually enjoy. The Simplify tool works only in the Google app, using AI to make complex text easier to understand. Then there's the even more useful AI Mode, which essentially puts a chatbot like ChatGPT or Gemini inside a different Google Search menu. That way, you can have an actual chat with the AI about whatever you’re searching for.

If you’re a Gemini user, you can already use the chatbot to perform web searches, so you don’t need AI Mode for a Gemini-like experience. But there’s a big reason why Google is bringing AI Mode to Google Search. It's the same reason you'd be better off chatting with Gemini through the Gemini app: Privacy.

One of these will monetize your searches through ads, while the other won’t.

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