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Google Unveils AI-Powered Expandable Search Box, Raises Opacity Concerns

5/23/2026

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Google launched an expandable search box that accepts videos, pictures, and files for longer queries.
Liz Reid, head of search at Google, said the update merges AI with traditional web search and enables agentic tasks like ticket tracking and sale alerts.
Analysts and scholars warned the AI-driven search may limit user control over sources and make Google’s algorithms harder to unpack.

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Story summary

Google launched an expandable search box that accepts videos, pictures, and files for longer queries.
Liz Reid, head of search at Google, said the update merges AI with traditional web search and enables agentic tasks like ticket tracking and sale alerts.
Analysts and scholars warned the AI-driven search may limit user control over sources and make Google’s algorithms harder to unpack.