AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic Robby Stein, Google Search VP of Product on Gemini 3
Dec 20, 2025
Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, shares insights on integrating AI and Gemini into search experiences. He discusses the evolution of search in handling complex queries with AI modes and highlights the importance of user trust in AI results. Robby reveals how Gemini 3 Flash improves speed and reasoning and introduces interactive visuals for enhanced user engagement. He also touches on personalization strategies and the challenges of guarding against manipulation and spam, ensuring reliable information access.
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Search Becomes Conversational And Multimodal
- Google is expanding search by letting people ask complex, natural-language and multimodal questions directly to an AI-powered conversational layer.
- This AI layer integrates images, voice, and live interactions so people can learn and explore in richer formats.
Adaptive AI Previews In Search
- Google will show an AI preview when the system predicts AI will add value, and that preview can open into a deeper AI mode.
- The AI preview appears selectively and the product adapts so users don't need to know where to put their question.
AI Expands Search, Keeps Source Links
- AI mode tends to expand usage rather than replace core search because complex, personalized questions benefit most from reasoning models.
- Google links AI outputs to sources so users can dive deeper and assess diverse perspectives.