Google is testing AI Mode on search homepage replacing the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button
Google is reportedly testing their new AI Mode option directly in the search box on the Google home page, replacing the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' widget. The company rolled out the option to a limited group of U.S. users who were on Google Labs to gather feedback.
A Google spokesperson responded to The Verge saying that the update is just for testing for now and there's no decision yet on whether it will be rolled out widely.
Some testers have pointed out that there's also a rainbow border that rotates around the widget when they hover around it.
There's another alternative where a shortcut for AI Mode is added to the search bar with the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' widget unchanged.
Google has been mulling over how to integrate AI into its search and announced in March that they will be testing AI Mode on the Google results page and not the homepage.
But the search giant is under an increasing amount of pressure now.
Last week, Apple exec Eddie Cue revealed during his testimony at the Google antitrust trial that search traffic had fallen for the first time ever in the company's history in the month of April. The news implied that AI was taking over traditional search sending Google shares in a nosedive.
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