Google Unleashes 'AI Mode' (Connecting the Dots: Google, Sundar Pichai, Eric Schmidt, The Economic Club of Washington, Vernon E. Jordan Jr., McKinsey & Company & Soros Funding, All Networking)
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Tuesday,
20 May 2025 02:29 PM EDT
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Google
Tuesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence technology to
accelerate a year-long makeover of its search engine that is changing the way
people get information and curtailing the flow of internet traffic to websites.
The
next phase outlined at Google's annual developers conference includes releasing
a new “AI mode” option in the United States. The feature makes interacting with
Google's search engine more like having a conversation with an expert capable
of answering questions on just about any topic imaginable.
AI mode
is being offered to all comers in the U.S. just two-and-half-months after the
company began testing with a limited Labs division audience.
Google
is also feeding its latest AI model Gemini 2.5, into its search algorithms and
will soon begin testing other AI features, such as the ability to automatically
buy tickets to concerts and conduct searches through live video feeds.
The
expansion builds upon a transformation that began a year ago with the
introduction of conversational summaries called “AI overviews” that have been
increasingly appearing at the top of its results page and eclipsing its
traditional rankings of web links.
About
1.5 billion people now regularly engage with “AI overviews,” according to
Google, and most users are now entering longer and more complex queries.
“What
all this progress means is that we are in a new phase of the AI platform shift,
where decades of research are now becoming reality for people all over the
world," Google CEO Sundar Pichai said before a packed crowd in an
amphitheater near the company's Mountain View, California, headquarters.
Although
Pichai and other Google executives predicted AI overviews would trigger more
searches and ultimately more clicks to other sites, it hasn't worked out that
way so far, according to the findings of search optimization firm BrightEdge.
Clickthrough
rates from Google's search results have declined by nearly 30% during the past
year, according to BrightEdge's recently released study, which attributed the
decrease to people becoming increasingly satisfied with AI overviews.
The
decision to make AI mode broadly available after a relatively short test period
reflects Google's confidence that the technology won't habitually spew
misinformation that tarnishes its brand's reputation, and acknowledges the
growing competition from other AI-powered search options from the likes of
ChatGPT and Perplexity.
The
rapid rise of AI alternatives emerged as a recurring theme in legal proceedings
that could force Google to dismantle parts of its internet empire after a
federal judge last year declared its search engine to be an illegal monopoly.
In
testimony during a trial earlier this month, longtime Apple executive Eddy Cue
said Google searches done through the iPhone maker's Safari browser have been
declining because more people are leaning on AI-powered alternatives.
And
Google has cited the upheaval being caused by AI's rise as one of the main
reasons that it should only be required to make relatively minor changes to the
way it operates its search engine because technology already is changing the
competitive landscape.
But
Google's reliance on more AI so far appears to be enabling its search engine to
maintain its mantle as the internet's main gateway — a position that's main
reason its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., boasts a market value of $2
trillion.
During
the year ending in March, Google received 136 billion monthly visits, 34 times
more than ChatGPT average of 4 billion monthly visits, according to data
compiled by onelittleweb.com.
Even
Google's own AI mode acknowledged that the company's search engine seems
unlikely to be significantly hurt by the shift to AI technology when a reporter
from The Associated Press asked whether its introduction would make the company
even more powerful.
“Yes,
it is highly likely that Google's AI mode will make Google more powerful,
particularly in the realm of information access and online influence,” the AI
mode responded. The feature also warns web publishers should be concerned about
AI mode reducing the traffic that they get from search results.
Google's
upcoming tests in its Labs division foreshadow the next wave of AI technology
likely to be made available to the masses.
Besides
using its Project Mariner technology to test the ability of an AI agent to buy
tickets and book restaurant reservations, Google will also experiment with
searches done through live video and an opt-in option to give its AI technology
access to people's Gmail so it can learn more about a user's tastes and
interests. Other features on this summer's test list include a “Deep Search”
option that will use AI to dig even deeper into complex topics and another tool
that will produce graphical presentations of sports and finance data.
Google
is also introducing its equivalent of VIP access to all its AI technology with
an “Ultra” subscription package that will cost $250 per month and include 30
terabytes of storage, too. That's a big step beyond Google's previous
top-of-the-line AI “pro” package that cost $20 per month and included two
terabytes of storage.
Connecting
the Dots:
YouTube is a
video service for Google Inc.
Eric
E. Schmidt was the CEO for Google, a funder for the New
America Foundation and is the chairman of the New
America Foundation.
Alan B. Davidson was
a senior policy counsel for Google Inc. and is a fellow at
the New America Foundation.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the New America Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is a director at the New
America Foundation, George Soros’s son and was the vice
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the New
America Foundation and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.
L. John Doerr is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director
at Google Inc.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Victoria Ransom is
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and was a director of product for Google Inc.
Paul S. Otellini is
a director at Google Inc. and a director at the Nuclear
Threat Initiative (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and a VP for Google Inc.
David M.
Rubenstein is the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), the president of the Economic Club of Washington
and spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld,
LLP and was the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
Susan Molinari is
a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a VP
for Google Inc.
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
Google Inc. acquired
the Zagat Survey.
Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers is an investor in the Zagat
Survey, Google Inc. and was a donor for The Climate
Project.
Stephanie
Tilenius was an executive in residence for Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers and a VP for Google Inc.
The Climate
Project was a merged organization with the Climate Reality
Project.
Albert A. Gore Jr. is
an adviser at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a senior
adviser at Google Inc. and the chairman for the Climate
Reality Project.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Climate
Reality Project and the Center for American Progress.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society, a supporter for the Center for American
Progress and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Center
for American Progress, the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank).
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Robert G.
Liberatore was a director at the Atlantic Council of the
United States (think tank) and is a director at the Economic Club
of Washington.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. was the president of the Economic Club of Washington, is a
senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
David M.
Rubenstein is the president of the Economic Club of
Washington, the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think
tank) and spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), a VP for Google Inc. and is a director at the ONE
Campaign.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue
Committee.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Teresa Heinz
Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and married to John F. Kerry.
Cameron F. Kerry is
a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), John F.
Kerry’s brother and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), a VP for Google Inc.
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld,
LLP and was the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
Akin,
Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP was the lobby firm for Google
Inc. and is the lobby firm for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
David M.
Rubenstein is the co-chairman for the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
Susan Molinari is
a director at the Economic Club of Washington and a VP
for Google Inc.
Robert G. Liberatore is a director at the Economic Club of Washington and was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank),
the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and
the Center for American Progress.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and a supporter for the Center for American
Progress.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Center
for American Progress.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Center for American Progress.
YouTube is a
video service for Google Inc.
Wilmer
Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
Jamie S. Gorelick was
a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and a
trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Victoria Ransom is
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and was a director of product for Google Inc.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Paul S. Otellini is
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a
director at Google Inc.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a
friend of George Soros.
Ted Turner is a
co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), and the
founder of CNN.
Hisashi Owada is
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and
was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Walter Isaacson was
a chairman & CEO for CNN, is a director at the Bloomberg
Family Foundation and the president & CEO for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Bloomberg
Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think
tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
L. John Doerr is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
a director at Google Inc.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Wilmer
Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr was the lobby firm for Google
Inc.
Cameron F. Kerry was an associate for Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, is John F. Kerry’s brother, a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), a VP for Google Inc. and is a director at the ONE
Campaign.
ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue
Committee.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley
Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was
an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
R. Eden Martin is
counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial
Club of Chicago.
Newton N. Minow is
a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of
the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Cyrus F.
Freidheim Jr. is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the New America Foundation.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society and is Jonathan Soros’s father.
Jonathan Soros is a director at the New
America Foundation and George Soros’s son.
Eric
E. Schmidt was a funder for the New America Foundation the
CEO for Google and is the chairman of the New
America Foundation.
Alan B. Davidson was
a senior policy counsel for Google Inc. and is a fellow at
the New America Foundation.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the New America Foundation.
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
William J. Clinton is
the founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and
Chelsea V. Clinton’s father.
Chelsea V. Clinton is
the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation,
William J. Clinton’s daughter, Vernon E. Jordan Jr. was
a guest at her 2010 wedding and an employee at McKinsey & Company.
Sheryl K.
Sandberg was a management consultant for McKinsey &
Company (Vatican Hires McKinsey & Company), a trustee at
the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a VP for Google
Inc.
Sundar Pichai worked at McKinsey & Company
and is the CEO for Google.
Sundar
Pichai
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundar_Pichai
Pichai began
his career as a materials engineer. Following a short stint at the management
consulting firm McKinsey & Co.,
Pichai joined Google in 2004,[6] where he led the
product management and innovation efforts for a suite of Google's client
software products, including Google Chrome and ChromeOS, as well as being
largely responsible for Google Drive. In addition, he went on to oversee the development
of other applications such as Gmail and Google Maps.
Vatican Hires Large American Consultancy Firm
to Advise on Media Operations
Monday,
December 23, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/vatican-hires-large-american.html
The Vatican has announced it will
hire McKinsey & Co.,
a large U.S. media consultancy firm, to advise it on media operations,
including a modernization of its communications operations.
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Google's
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Economic Club of Washington & Vernon E. Jordan Jr.)
Wednesday,
October 16, 2013
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/10/googles-eric-schmidt-talks-about-how-to.html
It was
meant to be an inspiring moment ...
...as Schmidt
wrapped up a
speech to the Economic Club of Washington during
a luncheon in a packed ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. Click here for an
audio clip of Schmidt's comments.
The
appearance was a homecoming of sorts for Schmidt. Vernon
E. Jordan Jr., the
club's president and a former President Clinton advisor, noted that Schmidt was
born a few blocks away from the hotel at George Washington University Hospital,
and grew up in the Northern Virginia suburbs. His mother, Ellie Schmidt, was in
the audience.
Google
Briefly Removes PragerU App From Play Store for ‘Hate Speech’ (Connecting the
Dots: Google, YouTube & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Google)
Tuesday,
February 4, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/google-briefly-removes-prageru-app-from.html
Good
Morning Lord! (Past Research on Chelsea V. Clinton
& McKinsey & Company)
Saturday,
September 24, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/09/good-morning-lord.html
Peru
(Connecting the Dots: The New “Peruvian Chicago Pope”. People's Republic of
China, Vatican, McKinsey & Company, Merrick Garland, Papal Knighthood,
Jamie S. Gorelick & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Vatican and McKinsey & Company)
Friday,
May 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/05/peru-connecting-dots-new-peruvian.html
Pope
Asks for Special Prayers for 'very Sick' Benedict XVI (Connecting the Dots:
Catholic Church, Papal Knighthood, McKinsey & Company (Vatican Hires
McKinsey & Company) & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on McKinsey & Company)
Wednesday,
December 28, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/12/pope-asks-for-special-prayers-for-very.html
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