Upgraded AI Functionality by Google: Addition of PDF Uploads, Live Video Search, and Dynamic Planning in Search Capabilities
In a groundbreaking development, Google's AI Mode for Search is introducing a series of innovative features that are set to revolutionize the way users interact with search and content.
Firstly, users can now upload files and PDFs directly into AI Mode, allowing the system to use those documents as sources in generating detailed, context-aware responses and reports. This capability, integrated with Gemini 2.5, helps users gain more relevant and personalized insights from their own documents.
Another significant advancement is the Live Video Assistance, or Search Live Video Input. Google AI Mode now supports live video input, enabling users to interact with real-time video content for assistance within the search experience. This feature is part of the multimodal input system that includes text, voice, images, and video, refining the conversational and interactive nature of search.
Canvas, a new interactive workspace within AI Mode, allows users to transform Deep Research reports into dynamic visuals, quizzes, and apps. This workspace enhances learning and engagement by converting complex text into interactive content that fosters deeper understanding.
Google AI Mode also introduces Deep Search and Gemini 2.5 Pro Integration. The Deep Search feature generates in-depth reports requiring more processing time, such as comparing programs or institutions. This is powered by the advanced Gemini 2.5 Pro model and enhances research quality and depth.
Google AI Ultra, a premium subscription offering, provides access to the best Gemini models, including Gemini 2.5 Pro, Deep Research, video generation via Veo 3, and an extended token context window. Subscribers get early access to new AI innovations and additional advanced search features, although current access is limited to the U.S.
The new Canvas feature in AI Mode creates a dynamic side panel that saves, updates, and organizes multi-session plans for projects and trips. It also assembles timelines, vocabulary lists, and suggested readings, staying active as users prepare for exams.
Moreover, the AI Overview feature in Google Chrome allows users to right-click on images and ask what they are, and to highlight any segment of a webpage and receive detailed insight.
The integration of Google Lens and AI Mode into Chrome means that users can save web pages to a Canvas or summon AI directly for clarification. Canvas becomes a personal research assistant, collecting key suggestions, links, and AI-generated outlines.
For educators and students, Canvas means study guides that evolve automatically, saving progress across sessions. It can be used for planning trips, studying, or creating complex proposals.
These advancements make Google AI Mode a far more conversational, multimodal, and interactive search platform, pushing beyond traditional keyword-based results to a deeply personalized research assistant that supports complex analysis, live interaction, and immersive learning experiences.
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- The Live Video Assistance integrated into Google AI Mode opens up the possibility for users to interact with real-time video content for assistance within the search experience, making it a multimodal search platform thatincludes text, voice, images, and video.
- With Canvas, a new interactive workspace within AI Mode, users can now transform Deep Research reports into dynamic visuals, quizzes, and apps, making complex text more interactive and fostering deeper understanding, which is crucial for learning and engagement.
