AI Mode tracks down dinner reservations for you in Search Labs experiment

What you need to know

• Google detailed its latest AI Mode test in Labs for AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S., which involves asking the bot for any available dinner reservations near you.
• The AI will track them down, taking into account what you are hungry for, the number of people, and your preferred time.
• Rolling out today (Aug 21) is a link-sharing feature for AI Mode chats and an expansion, bringing the Search feature to 180 new countries in English.

Google's busy week continues, as it announces a brand-new update for AI Mode in Search and an expansion of the feature.

Agentic capabilities are being rolled out today (Aug 21) for AI Mode in Search, as detailed in a Keywordblog post. Google AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S. are receiving agentic capabilities through a new Labs experiment that has the company'sProject MarinerSoftware working in the background. At the core of this update, Google states AI Mode can now help subscribers in this test "find restaurant reservations."

Google states that users can get specific by asking AI Mode to find them a dinner reservation that can accommodate a certain number of people (for example, three) at a certain time (such as 6:30 PM on Friday). The post also adds that users can also tell AI Mode to consider a specific food style.

AI Mode is said to scour the web for you, surfacing a wide variety of available restaurants that fit everything you've told it to be aware of. Google adds that the reservations AI Mode returns (availability) will be in real-time, meaning those timesshouldBe as accurate as possible.

While this initial test is only available for making dinner plans, Google says it hopes to expand AI Mode's capabilities to appointments and events. It reports that AI Mode is leveraging information, thanks to Google's partnerships with OpenTable, Resy, Tock, Ticketmaster, StubHub, and more.

Joining this AI Mode experiment is the ability for users to receive "personalized" results based on their preferences. These results start only for food-related (dining) queries. If you have previously searched for food before, Google states that AI Mode will use those past conversations to help find places you may enjoy. This data is taken from what AI Mode remembers about you, which Google sayscan be tinkered withat any time.

AI Mode heads to Canada

Google is also bringing more users into the world of AI Mode in Search. The post states AI Mode is slowly becoming available in over 180 additional countries this week in English. Among those global rollout isAvailability of AI Mode in Canada. Similar to aroundthe time of AI Mode's U.S.Launch, Canadian users will have the ability to rely on the feature for more "complex" topics. These subjects can include how-to guides or help with planning a vacation.

Additionally, Canadian users can even have AI Mode create a table packed full of information about "the differences in taste, ease of use, and equipment needed" when wanting to brew coffee from home. More than that, the launch of AI Mode in Canada brings a multimodal experience, says Google. Now, users can open AI Mode in Search on their phones, activate their cameras, and ask the feature about what they're looking at.

Alternatively, you could upload a photo and ask AI Mode that way.

Elsewhere, users in the U.S. will begin to find today (Aug 21) and through the end of the week a new link-sharing feature for AI Mode. Google states users can enter a search discussion with AI Mode and then share a link for others to see its results. Moreover, the people you've shared the link with will be able to essentially "pick up where you left off," gaining the ability to pose their own follow-up questions to the AI.

Userscan controltheir shared links and delete them as necessary.

The companyDropped a major AI Mode updateIn July, basically turning into your personal assistant, capable of placing calls on your behalf. The AI can call businesses for you, asking about appointment details, times, prices, and more. AI Mode was also given access toGemini 2.5 Pro, which adds better reasoning capabilities for complex topics like math when engaging in a Deep Search.

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