The future of Google is a search box that does everything

What happened

According to The Verge’s source item, The future of Google is a search box that does everything, Last year, after watching Google’s I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google’s future was Google googling. After watching this year’s I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don’t think Google just wants to google for you - I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search box. Take the trusty Google […] Last year, after watching Google’s I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google’s future was Google googling . After watching this year’s I/O keynote on Tuesday, I don’t think Google just wants to google for you - I think it wants to do everything for you, all from a search box. Take the trusty Google search bar itself , something Google is generally hesitant to update, which is getting some updates. It will “dynamically” expand as you type longer queries. It will offer “AI-powered suggestions” that Google claims will “go beyond autocomplete,” which could cause you to fill in the

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