Google’s search engine’s latest AI injection will answer voiced questions about video and photos

The latest changes announced Oct 3 herald the next step in an AI-driven makeover that Google launched in mid-May when it began responding to some queries with summaries written by the technology at the top of its influential results page. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: Google is injecting its search engine with more artificial intelligence that will enable people to voice questions about images and occasionally organise an entire page of results, despite the technology's past misadventures with misleading information.

The latest changes announced Oct 3 herald the next step in an AI-driven makeover that Google launched in mid-May when it began responding to some queries with summaries written by the technology at the top of its influential results page.